Simon Kapteina's chess openings
🇩🇪 Germany33 games
Simon Kapteina, from Germany, has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Simon Kapteina most often opens with 1.c4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +6 =6 −4 · 56%
As Black17 games · +7 =3 −7 · 50%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening75%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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