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Volker Kropp's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 196253 games

Volker Kropp, from Germany, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Volker Kropp most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White23 games · +2 =12 −9 · 35%
As Black30 games · +5 =17 −8 · 45%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%
    11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
  2. 1.c4 English Opening22%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 d5
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Ne4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense43%
    6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6
  3. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense14%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5

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