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Volker Tatenhorst's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 221393 games

Volker Tatenhorst, from Germany, has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Volker Tatenhorst most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White50 games · +17 =12 −21 · 46%
As Black43 games · +10 =13 −20 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%
    50 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%
    14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense46%
    13 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5

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