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Gerald Zimmer's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 192557 games

Gerald Zimmer, from Germany, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gerald Zimmer most often opens with 1.d4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.

As White29 games · +8 =12 −9 · 48%
As Black28 games · +10 =9 −9 · 52%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening93%
    27 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
  2. 1.c4 English Opening7%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense100%
    13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense78%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4

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