Matthew Herman's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2362699 games
Matthew Herman, International Master from United States, has 699 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew Herman most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White354 games · +191 =27 −136 · 58%
As Black345 games · +141 =42 −162 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%252 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%88 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.d3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense51%84 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game47%77 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%85 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense2%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
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