Mal Abdul's chess openings
FM🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesFIDE 2203146 games
Mal Abdul, FIDE Master from United Arab Emirates, has 146 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mal Abdul most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White63 games · +16 =18 −29 · 40%
As Black83 games · +21 =14 −48 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%45 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense46%25 games · scores 24% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e3 d6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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