Max Nielsen's chess openings
Peak rating 227571 games
Max Nielsen has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Max Nielsen most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White32 games · +11 =8 −13 · 47%
As Black39 games · +6 =15 −18 · 35%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%31 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game19%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense10%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Bg7
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