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Michael Gaertner's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 203116 games

Michael Gaertner, from Germany, has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Gaertner most often opens with 1.c4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White9 games · +4 =1 −4 · 50%
As Black7 games · +2 =3 −2 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening56%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%
    4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense75%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
  2. 1...e6 French Defense25%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game50%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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