Karim Ali's chess openings
Peak rating 187695 games
Karim Ali has 95 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karim Ali most often opens with 1.e4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White49 games · +27 =5 −17 · 60%
As Black46 games · +17 =6 −23 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening76%37 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense65%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game12%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense12%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense42%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense42%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game16%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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