Dan Ludwig's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2484152 games
Dan Ludwig, International Master from United States, has 152 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Dan Ludwig most often opens with 1.d4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White71 games · +35 =26 −10 · 68%
As Black81 games · +22 =34 −25 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening51%35 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%32 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense97%38 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game28%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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