Helmut Pfleger's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2477469 games
Helmut Pfleger, Grandmaster from Germany, has 469 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Helmut Pfleger most often opens with 1.c4 (37% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White208 games · +70 =113 −25 · 61%
As Black261 games · +74 =121 −66 · 52%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening37%76 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%59 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%38 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%71 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense28%40 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%28 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game45%31 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%31 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d64%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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