Ralf Lau's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2442954 games
Ralf Lau, Grandmaster from Germany, has 954 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ralf Lau most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White554 games · +250 =233 −71 · 66%
As Black400 games · +136 =177 −87 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%515 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%22 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense66%118 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense12%22 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense11%20 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%118 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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