Holger Ellers's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2355225 games
Holger Ellers, International Master from Germany, has 225 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Holger Ellers most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White94 games · +41 =33 −20 · 61%
As Black131 games · +41 =51 −39 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%84 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense58%42 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%24 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense29%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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