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Thomas Abel's chess openings

FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 233844 games

Thomas Abel, FIDE Master from Germany, has 44 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thomas Abel most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White19 games · +8 =6 −5 · 58%
As Black25 games · +4 =14 −7 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%
    17 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1.c4 English Opening5%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense83%
    10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game8%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Ne4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game86%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense14%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6

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