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Brian Hulse's chess openings

FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 194678 games

Brian Hulse, FIDE Master from United States, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Brian Hulse most often opens with 1.d4 (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 White35 games · +9 =19 −7 · 53%
As Black43 games · +12 =14 −17 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening91%
    32 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%
    14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense38%
    9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
  3. 1...e5 Open Game4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense62%
    8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game38%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6

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