Formanek, E's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 1938136 games
Formanek, E, International Master from United States, has 136 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Formanek, E most often opens with 1.e4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White70 games · +31 =19 −20 · 58%
As Black66 games · +25 =15 −26 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%48 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%21 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense81%35 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense31%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 Qb6
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