Merz, Ru's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 195828 games
Merz, Ru, from Germany, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Merz, Ru most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +6 =1 −8 · 43%
As Black13 games · +5 =1 −7 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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