Erling Mortensen's chess openings
IM🇩🇰 DenmarkFIDE 2432978 games
Erling Mortensen, International Master from Denmark, has 978 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erling Mortensen most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White542 games · +229 =183 −130 · 59%
As Black436 games · +134 =154 −148 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%503 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening5%28 games · scores 61% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%149 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%14 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%147 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d64%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 Bg7
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