Thomas Ernst's chess openings
GM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 22441,499 games
Thomas Ernst, Grandmaster from Sweden, has 1,499 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thomas Ernst most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White832 games · +380 =284 −168 · 63%
As Black667 games · +243 =252 −172 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%766 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%63 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening0%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%204 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game30%90 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense1%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%232 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d62%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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