Martin Poulsen's chess openings
FM🇫🇴 Faroe IslandsFIDE 2158236 games
Martin Poulsen, FIDE Master from Faroe Islands, has 236 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Martin Poulsen most often opens with 1.e4 (38% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White111 games · +47 =23 −41 · 53%
As Black125 games · +44 =36 −45 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%42 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack23%25 games · scores 46% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense34%25 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense21%15 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...e5 Open Game21%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense29%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense26%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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