Besenthal, K's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 206031 games
Besenthal, K, from Germany, has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Besenthal, K most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nc6.
As White14 games · +6 =6 −2 · 64%
As Black17 games · +3 =9 −5 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening7%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e3 Nd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense60%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense20%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nc675%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.e4 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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