Rainer Niermann's chess openings
Peak rating 219558 games
Rainer Niermann has 58 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rainer Niermann most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White28 games · +10 =7 −11 · 48%
As Black30 games · +11 =9 −10 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%27 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense81%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense13%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e5 Open Game6%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 Ne4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense29%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 Ne4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense29%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
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