Klaus Van Riesen's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 205383 games
Klaus Van Riesen, from Germany, has 83 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Klaus Van Riesen most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White48 games · +17 =17 −14 · 53%
As Black35 games · +17 =3 −15 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%42 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening8%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game6%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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