Ralf Schnabel's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2176263 games
Ralf Schnabel, from Germany, has 263 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ralf Schnabel most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White138 games · +60 =33 −45 · 55%
As Black125 games · +38 =36 −51 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%136 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.g3 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.b3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense62%36 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense71%27 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense21%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6
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