Ali, L's chess openings
FM🇮🇶 IraqFIDE 2190352 games
Ali, L, FIDE Master from Iraq, has 352 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ali, L most often opens with 1.d4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White175 games · +91 =27 −57 · 60%
As Black177 games · +62 =39 −76 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening64%112 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening34%59 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense74%59 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense16%13 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%54 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 h6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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