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Julian Kersten's chess openings

🇦🇹 AustriaFIDE 1952134 games

Julian Kersten, from Austria, has 134 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Julian Kersten most often opens with 1.e4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White64 games · +16 =16 −32 · 38%
As Black70 games · +13 =16 −41 · 30%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening55%
    35 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%
    20 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6
  3. 1.g3 Hungarian Opening6%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.g3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense70%
    26 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense24%
    9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense3%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%
    15 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game25%
    5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5

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