Thomas Engqvist's chess openings
IM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 2288573 games
Thomas Engqvist, International Master from Sweden, has 573 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thomas Engqvist most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White272 games · +125 =87 −60 · 62%
As Black301 games · +93 =93 −115 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%147 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%45 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%42 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense62%92 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%27 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game13%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%74 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%28 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c61%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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