Frode Merkesvik's chess openings
🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 177735 games
Frode Merkesvik, from Norway, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Frode Merkesvik most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +5 =5 −8 · 42%
As Black17 games · +3 =4 −10 · 29%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.c4 English Opening17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense36%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 e6
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