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Thorsten Schmitz's chess openings

FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2177211 games

Thorsten Schmitz, FIDE Master from Germany, has 211 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thorsten Schmitz most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White104 games · +40 =28 −36 · 52%
As Black107 games · +32 =39 −36 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%
    86 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
  2. 1.c4 English Opening8%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%
    5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game42%
    21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%
    18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense14%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%
    29 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game18%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c6
  3. 1...d68%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6

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