Aaron Nimzowitsch's chess openings
512 games
Aaron Nimzowitsch has 512 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aaron Nimzowitsch most often opens with 1.e4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White251 games · +121 =87 −43 · 66%
As Black261 games · +113 =102 −46 · 63%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening41%102 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening21%53 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.Bb2 Nc6
- 1.c4 English Opening16%39 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense28%34 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%31 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense24%29 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%81 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%20 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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