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Frank Zeller's chess openings

IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2291722 games

Frank Zeller, International Master from Germany, has 722 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Frank Zeller most often opens with 1.e4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White387 games · +196 =96 −95 · 63%
As Black335 games · +122 =104 −109 · 52%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening60%
    232 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%
    70 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening11%
    44 games · scores 59% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%
    99 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game37%
    60 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%
    104 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game1%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense1%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6

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