Thorben Rakow's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 207045 games
Thorben Rakow, from Germany, has 45 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thorben Rakow most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White23 games · +7 =6 −10 · 43%
As Black22 games · +5 =9 −8 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%22 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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