Bernd Kessler's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 200724 games
Bernd Kessler, from Germany, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bernd Kessler most often opens with 1.d4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +4 =2 −6 · 42%
As Black12 games · +2 =4 −6 · 33%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening83%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.Bxf6 gxf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game33%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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