Lothar Schmid's chess openings
Peak rating 2550348 games
Lothar Schmid has 348 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lothar Schmid most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White183 games · +80 =78 −25 · 65%
As Black165 games · +55 =75 −35 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%150 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening16%30 games · scores 77% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense45%37 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense25%21 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%19 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%35 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense23%11 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.e4 g6
- 1...d62%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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