Karsten Franz's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 214642 games
Karsten Franz, from Germany, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karsten Franz most often opens with 1.Nf3 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White13 games · +3 =8 −2 · 54%
As Black29 games · +9 =8 −12 · 45%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening69%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 f5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening31%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense86%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense82%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense18%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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