Merkert, M's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 222530 games
Merkert, M, from Germany, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Merkert, M most often opens with 1.c4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nc6.
As White17 games · +4 =8 −5 · 47%
As Black13 games · +4 =3 −6 · 42%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening94%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.g3 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense100%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nc650%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 g6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
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