Thomas Luther's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 25181,625 games
Thomas Luther, Grandmaster from Germany, has 1,625 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thomas Luther most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White881 games · +388 =395 −98 · 66%
As Black744 games · +237 =351 −156 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%860 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%21 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense78%297 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense9%33 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%23 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense59%126 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game21%45 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%44 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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