Ernst Gruenfeld's chess openings
412 games
Ernst Gruenfeld has 412 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ernst Gruenfeld most often opens with 1.d4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White194 games · +71 =91 −32 · 60%
As Black218 games · +48 =122 −48 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening94%182 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game59%57 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense34%33 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%61 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%25 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...d61%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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