Richard Zahn's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 200562 games
Richard Zahn, from Germany, has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard Zahn most often opens with 1.f4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White32 games · +13 =11 −8 · 58%
As Black30 games · +16 =5 −9 · 62%
As White
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening41%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening41%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.f4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%16 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense80%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Bd6
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