Rainer Kraut's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2444231 games
Rainer Kraut, International Master from Germany, has 231 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rainer Kraut most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White113 games · +36 =62 −15 · 59%
As Black118 games · +36 =50 −32 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%104 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%41 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense6%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense6%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game70%26 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense30%11 games · scores 18% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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