Dirk Paulsen's chess openings
FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2296441 games
Dirk Paulsen, FIDE Master from Germany, has 441 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Dirk Paulsen most often opens with 1.d4 (85% 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 White231 games · +101 =59 −71 · 56%
As Black210 games · +79 =37 −94 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening85%197 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%26 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense60%64 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense19%20 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%52 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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