RamaChess Hans Niemann — Openings
Hans Niemann's most-played openings, with game counts.
Hans Niemann's favorite openings
Hans Niemann's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (43 games), Italian Game (26 games), Two Knights Defense (23 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (59 games), English Opening (25 games), Reti Opening (18 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 72.2% in the Caro-Kann Defense.
| Opening family | Games | As White | As Black | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez | 70 | 11 | 59 | 47.1% |
| Sicilian Defense | 53 | 43 | 10 | 49.1% |
| English Opening | 44 | 19 | 25 | 42% |
| Italian Game | 37 | 26 | 11 | 62.2% |
| Two Knights Defense | 30 | 23 | 7 | 43.3% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 23 | 14 | 9 | 37% |
| Reti Opening | 22 | 4 | 18 | 47.7% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 20 | 4 | 16 | 42.5% |
| Petrov's Defense | 12 | 12 | 0 | 50% |
| French Defense | 11 | 10 | 1 | 45.5% |
| Catalan Opening | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 9 | 7 | 2 | 72.2% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38.9% |
| Queen's Pawn Game (Indian) | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38.9% |
| Queen's Indian Defense | 8 | 1 | 7 | 56.2% |
| King's Indian Attack | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense | 5 | 3 | 2 | 30% |
| Italian Game (Giuoco Piano) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% |
| Slav Defense | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| Bishop's Opening | 3 | 1 | 2 | 83.3% |
Families from the ECO codes of 414 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.
All openings by ECO code
FAQ
What are Hans Niemann's favorite openings?
Hans Niemann's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (43 games), Italian Game (26 games), Two Knights Defense (23 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (59 games), English Opening (25 games), Reti Opening (18 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 72.2% in the Caro-Kann Defense.
What does Hans Niemann play with Black?
With Black the most played opening families are: Ruy Lopez (59), English Opening (25), Reti Opening (18), Queen's Gambit Declined (16).
How many different openings does Hans Niemann play here?
114 ECO codes in 36 opening families, in 414 games with a known ECO code.