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Fabian Baenziger's chess openings

IM🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFIDE 2439832 games

Fabian Baenziger, International Master from Switzerland, has 832 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Fabian Baenziger most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White412 games · +167 =182 −63 · 63%
As Black420 games · +99 =209 −112 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%
    274 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%
    65 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%
    38 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense66%
    136 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense17%
    35 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game15%
    30 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense55%
    78 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game42%
    60 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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