Deon Solomons's chess openings
FM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2046159 games
Deon Solomons, FIDE Master from South Africa, has 159 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Deon Solomons most often opens with 1.Nf3 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White71 games · +27 =19 −25 · 51%
As Black88 games · +21 =26 −41 · 39%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening44%31 games · scores 53% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
- 1.c4 English Opening30%21 games · scores 55% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%20 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense31%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game22%10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%28 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 d6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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