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Hans Guenther Kestler's chess openings

IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2323338 games

Hans Guenther Kestler, International Master from Germany, has 338 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Hans Guenther Kestler most often opens with 1.c4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White157 games · +49 =79 −29 · 56%
As Black181 games · +56 =86 −39 · 55%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening53%
    83 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%
    40 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%
    17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%
    79 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%
    9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game3%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%
    62 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense3%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
  3. 1...d62%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

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