William Olsson's chess openings
IM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 2376573 games
William Olsson, International Master from Sweden, has 573 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Olsson most often opens with 1.c4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White281 games · +132 =37 −112 · 54%
As Black292 games · +114 =44 −134 · 47%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening89%247 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%16 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%15 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense85%116 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%21 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%94 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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