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Gerd Kathstede's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 192547 games

Gerd Kathstede, from Germany, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gerd Kathstede most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White23 games · +6 =8 −9 · 43%
As Black24 games · +5 =9 −10 · 40%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%
    19 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%
    12 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense14%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game43%
    3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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