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Walter Sahlmann's chess openings

27 games

Walter Sahlmann has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Walter Sahlmann most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White14 games · +2 =7 −5 · 39%
As Black13 games · +3 =4 −6 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%
    13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1.f4 Bird's Opening7%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nc6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game57%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game17%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6

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