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Volker Funk's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 219619 games

Volker Funk, from Germany, has 19 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Volker Funk most often opens with 1.b3 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White11 games · +7 =2 −2 · 73%
As Black8 games · +2 =4 −2 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack55%
    6 games · scores 92% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense67%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game17%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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