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Hilkka Saal's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 184859 games

Hilkka Saal, from Germany, has 59 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Hilkka Saal most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White33 games · +12 =11 −10 · 53%
As Black26 games · +6 =7 −13 · 37%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%
    28 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%
    16 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game20%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense33%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6

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