Michael Hoffmann's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2424412 games
Michael Hoffmann, Grandmaster from Germany, has 412 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Hoffmann most often opens with 1.e4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White209 games · +76 =88 −45 · 57%
As Black203 games · +53 =100 −50 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%93 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%79 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening10%20 games · scores 65% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%92 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense95%59 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense3%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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