Henry Robert Steel's chess openings
IM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2408172 games
Henry Robert Steel, International Master from South Africa, has 172 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Henry Robert Steel most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White89 games · +51 =17 −21 · 67%
As Black83 games · +36 =24 −23 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%86 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%47 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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