Thal Abergel's chess openings
GM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 2402884 games
Thal Abergel, Grandmaster from France, has 884 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thal Abergel most often opens with 1.e4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White450 games · +202 =134 −114 · 60%
As Black434 games · +144 =133 −157 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening74%332 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%52 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%45 games · scores 74% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense74%173 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense6%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%72 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%42 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...d66%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Bg7
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