Ralf Hess's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2591163 games
Ralf Hess, Grandmaster from United States, has 163 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ralf Hess most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White82 games · +33 =21 −28 · 53%
As Black81 games · +24 =14 −43 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%44 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening30%25 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%12 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game81%29 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%31 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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