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Stephan Brandes's chess openings

CM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 210644 games

Stephan Brandes, Candidate Master from Germany, has 44 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Stephan Brandes most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White24 games · +9 =8 −7 · 54%
As Black20 games · +6 =5 −9 · 43%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%
    23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3 e6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense75%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense25%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 Nbd7

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game83%
    10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...d68%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.e3 c6
  3. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense8%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 Nbd7

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