Helmut Marko's chess openings
CM🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaFIDE 191596 games
Helmut Marko, Candidate Master from Papua New Guinea, has 96 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Helmut Marko most often opens with 1.e4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White46 games · +21 =7 −18 · 53%
As Black50 games · +16 =9 −25 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening61%28 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening30%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense29%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense19%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense41%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense35%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
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