Ralf Appel's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2508315 games
Ralf Appel, Grandmaster from Germany, has 315 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ralf Appel most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White134 games · +55 =51 −28 · 60%
As Black181 games · +56 =81 −44 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%72 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening40%53 games · scores 59% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense68%65 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense18%17 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%49 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d62%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
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