Al Khatib Ahmad's chess openings
GM🇯🇴 JordanFIDE 2178594 games
Al Khatib Ahmad, Grandmaster from Jordan, has 594 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Al Khatib Ahmad most often opens with 1.d4 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White308 games · +146 =39 −123 · 54%
As Black286 games · +119 =29 −138 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%122 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%109 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening22%68 games · scores 51% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%44 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense28%36 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%25 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%57 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game42%50 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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