Heinrich Karsten's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 206952 games
Heinrich Karsten, from Germany, has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Heinrich Karsten most often opens with 1.d4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +13 =4 −8 · 60%
As Black27 games · +9 =6 −12 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening52%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%10 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.c4 English Opening8%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense10%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.b3 c5 3.Bb2 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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