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Christian Koepke's chess openings

IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2315789 games

Christian Koepke, International Master from Germany, has 789 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Christian Koepke most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White395 games · +163 =97 −135 · 54%
As Black394 games · +131 =106 −157 · 47%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%
    327 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%
    45 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%
    10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%
    123 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense19%
    34 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense5%
    10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game50%
    67 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne7
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense46%
    62 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...f5 Dutch Defense2%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6

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