Max Hess's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2386543 games
Max Hess, International Master from Germany, has 543 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Max Hess most often opens with 1.e4 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White269 games · +117 =76 −76 · 58%
As Black274 games · +94 =76 −104 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%108 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%94 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening13%34 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense46%57 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense32%40 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game18%22 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%60 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%37 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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