Herman, J's chess openings
FM🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 2260125 games
Herman, J, FIDE Master from Belgium, has 125 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Herman, J most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White59 games · +17 =16 −26 · 42%
As Black66 games · +16 =14 −36 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%54 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 Nc6 3.c4 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...e6 French Defense11%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game88%23 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense12%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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