Erik Fossan's chess openings
IM🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 2334252 games
Erik Fossan, International Master from Norway, has 252 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erik Fossan most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White135 games · +47 =58 −30 · 56%
As Black117 games · +29 =57 −31 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%132 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening1%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense66%35 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense23%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%47 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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