Markus Kauch's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 209744 games
Markus Kauch, from Germany, has 44 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Markus Kauch most often opens with 1.Nf3 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +10 =5 −6 · 60%
As Black23 games · +2 =15 −6 · 41%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening57%12 games · scores 88% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense89%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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