Philip Z Helland's chess openings
Peak rating 194720 games
Philip Z Helland has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Philip Z Helland most often opens with 1.e4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +4 =1 −6 · 41%
As Black9 games · +2 =2 −5 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 h6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game33%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5
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