Schaefer, H.'s chess openings
Peak rating 187524 games
Schaefer, H. has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Schaefer, H. most often opens with 1.f4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White9 games · +2 =2 −5 · 33%
As Black15 games · +1 =5 −9 · 23%
As White
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening44%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening22%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c6 3.d4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense27%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 b6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Bb4
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