Players / penguinchocolate
The hardest part is unlearning what was taught to me as normal's openings
Chess.com: penguinchocolate · Blitz 2224 · Bullet 2578 · Rapid 2202
From 600 games played on Chess.com between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026: The hardest part is unlearning what was taught to me as normal scored 65% (378 wins, 23 draws, 199 losses). With White, The hardest part is unlearning what was taught to me as normal opens 1.d4 in 92% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.d4: 277 games (92%), scores 64%
- 1.Nf3: 10 games (3%), scores 80%
- 1.d3: 9 games (3%), scores 89%
- 1.c3: 2 games (1%), scores 100%
- 1.h4: 1 games (0%), scores 0%
As White: openings
- Queens Pawn Opening: 115 games (38%), scores 78%
- Queens Gambit: 18 games (6%), scores 39%
- Modern Defense: 18 games (6%), scores 44%
- Slav Defense: 17 games (6%), scores 62%
- Indian Game: 16 games (5%), scores 56%
- Trompowsky Attack: 15 games (5%), scores 63%
- Englund Gambit: 14 games (5%), scores 43%
- Old Benoni Defense: 13 games (4%), scores 62%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...d5: 58 games (50%), scores 72%
- 1...c6: 51 games (44%), scores 47%
- 1...c5: 4 games (3%), scores 50%
- 1...Nc6: 3 games (3%), scores 67%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...d5: 42 games (69%), scores 75%
- 1...c6: 15 games (25%), scores 80%
- 1...c5: 3 games (5%), scores 67%
- 1...b6: 1 games (2%), scores 100%
As Black: openings
- Caro Kann Defense: 58 games (19%), scores 55%
- Scandinavian Defense: 48 games (16%), scores 69%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 47 games (16%), scores 87%
- Kings Indian Attack: 26 games (9%), scores 44%
- Kings Fianchetto Opening: 25 games (8%), scores 60%
- Reti Opening: 15 games (5%), scores 57%
- Van t Kruijs Opening: 11 games (4%), scores 82%
- Slav Defense: 10 games (3%), scores 30%