Markus Engel's chess openings
Peak rating 138829 games
Markus Engel has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Markus Engel most often opens with 1.d4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White17 games · +1 =7 −9 · 26%
As Black12 games · +0 =3 −9 · 13%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening94%16 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense57%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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