Michael Hofmann's chess openings
FM🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFIDE 229150 games
Michael Hofmann, FIDE Master from Switzerland, has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Hofmann most often opens with 1.d4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...b6, the Owen's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...b6.
As White25 games · +8 =8 −9 · 48%
As Black25 games · +7 =9 −9 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening72%18 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.c4 English Opening8%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense36%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense29%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...b6 English Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6
- 1...c640%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Bf5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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