Norbert Esser's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 214632 games
Norbert Esser, from Germany, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Norbert Esser most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +11 =5 −0 · 84%
As Black16 games · +7 =5 −4 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%14 games · scores 82% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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