Mark Elsen's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 222357 games
Mark Elsen, from Germany, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Elsen most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White23 games · +11 =9 −3 · 67%
As Black34 games · +12 =8 −14 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%13 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense62%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game93%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6
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