Rainer Knaak's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 238926 games
Rainer Knaak, Grandmaster from Germany, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rainer Knaak most often opens with 1.d4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White13 games · +8 =5 −0 · 81%
As Black13 games · +6 =6 −1 · 69%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening85%11 games · scores 77% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game60%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense40%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6
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