Josef Gheng's chess openings
FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2169301 games
Josef Gheng, FIDE Master from Germany, has 301 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Josef Gheng most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White156 games · +68 =48 −40 · 59%
As Black145 games · +60 =36 −49 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%79 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening37%58 games · scores 65% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%41 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%28 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense3%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%34 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 3.Nc3 a6
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