Martin Kersting's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 217238 games
Martin Kersting, from Germany, has 38 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Martin Kersting most often opens with 1.e4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White21 games · +7 =8 −6 · 52%
As Black17 games · +3 =13 −1 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening52%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.d4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense88%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
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