Poul Erik Nielsen's chess openings
Peak rating 226560 games
Poul Erik Nielsen has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Poul Erik Nielsen most often opens with 1.e4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White22 games · +6 =10 −6 · 50%
As Black38 games · +12 =9 −17 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening41%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack14%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.f3 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game11%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense43%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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