Al Rakib Abdulla's chess openings
FM🇮🇶 IraqFIDE 2320158 games
Al Rakib Abdulla, FIDE Master from Iraq, has 158 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Al Rakib Abdulla most often opens with 1.d4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White61 games · +24 =11 −26 · 48%
As Black97 games · +24 =35 −38 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%51 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack7%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.b3 g6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense71%40 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game79%19 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
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