Markus Rufener's chess openings
FM🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFIDE 2277108 games
Markus Rufener, FIDE Master from Switzerland, has 108 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Markus Rufener most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White50 games · +17 =11 −22 · 45%
As Black58 games · +13 =14 −31 · 34%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%50 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%22 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense37%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense63%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
- 1...d625%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nd2 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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