Aleksei Holmsten's chess openings
IM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 2271572 games
Aleksei Holmsten, International Master from Finland, has 572 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksei Holmsten most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White319 games · +139 =105 −75 · 60%
As Black253 games · +107 =61 −85 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%290 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%24 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%105 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense10%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...e6 French Defense7%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense99%75 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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