Knut J Helmers's chess openings
Peak rating 2465137 games
Knut J Helmers has 137 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Knut J Helmers most often opens with 1.Nf3 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White59 games · +14 =35 −10 · 53%
As Black78 games · +19 =36 −23 · 47%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening53%31 games · scores 55% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%6 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense89%32 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense8%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.b3 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%23 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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