Volker Kraft's chess openings
FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2380106 games
Volker Kraft, FIDE Master from Germany, has 106 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Volker Kraft most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White56 games · +24 =18 −14 · 59%
As Black50 games · +13 =23 −14 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%56 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense13%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense13%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
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