Wilhelm Ernst's chess openings
36 games
Wilhelm Ernst has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Wilhelm Ernst most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +6 =10 −5 · 52%
As Black15 games · +2 =5 −8 · 30%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game71%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c4 d5 3.e3 e6
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