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Lars Schandorff's chess openings

GM🇩🇰 DenmarkFIDE 24461,262 games

Lars Schandorff, Grandmaster from Denmark, has 1,262 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lars Schandorff most often opens with 1.d4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White622 games · +257 =293 −72 · 65%
As Black640 games · +178 =328 −134 · 53%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening66%
    411 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%
    89 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%
    82 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%
    138 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game33%
    101 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense21%
    63 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%
    130 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game39%
    84 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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