Louis Paulsen's chess openings
321 games
Louis Paulsen has 321 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Louis Paulsen most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White161 games · +85 =39 −37 · 65%
As Black160 games · +76 =31 −53 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%152 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game48%68 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%58 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense6%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.f4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6
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