Herbert Rau's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyPeak rating 189920 games
Herbert Rau, from Germany, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Herbert Rau most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +3 =4 −4 · 45%
As Black9 games · +1 =6 −2 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Nd2 Bf5
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