Axel Stephan's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2225176 games
Axel Stephan, from Germany, has 176 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Axel Stephan most often opens with 1.e4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White91 games · +42 =14 −35 · 54%
As Black85 games · +30 =18 −37 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening65%59 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening27%25 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%30 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense11%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%27 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense16%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 f5
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