Richard Polaczek's chess openings
IM🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 2281674 games
Richard Polaczek, International Master from Belgium, has 674 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Polaczek most often opens with 1.d4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White324 games · +118 =85 −121 · 50%
As Black350 games · +118 =78 −154 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening83%268 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%40 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense65%114 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense26%46 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%88 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%11 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense4%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5
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