Ralf Menzel's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 216953 games
Ralf Menzel, from Germany, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ralf Menzel most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White35 games · +13 =16 −6 · 60%
As Black18 games · +5 =8 −5 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%30 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game86%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
- 1...b6 English Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Bd3 Nf6
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