Markus Schaefer's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2360435 games
Markus Schaefer, International Master from Germany, has 435 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Markus Schaefer most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White238 games · +79 =120 −39 · 58%
As Black197 games · +44 =99 −54 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%232 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening1%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nc3 g6 2.e4 c5 3.f4 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense88%87 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%28 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game28%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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