Frank Niehaus's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2117214 games
Frank Niehaus, from Germany, has 214 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Frank Niehaus most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White111 games · +56 =34 −21 · 66%
As Black103 games · +38 =34 −31 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%86 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%12 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 gxf6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening11%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%29 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%32 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 f5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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