Rieger, R's chess openings
FM🇦🇹 AustriaFIDE 2325278 games
Rieger, R, FIDE Master from Austria, has 278 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rieger, R most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White138 games · +51 =40 −47 · 51%
As Black140 games · +42 =39 −59 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%126 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack3%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense96%53 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game68%30 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense23%10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
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