Volker Gries's chess openings
CM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 196270 games
Volker Gries, Candidate Master from Germany, has 70 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Volker Gries most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +11 =15 −7 · 56%
As Black37 games · +6 =22 −9 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%32 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense82%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game18%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d67%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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