Mahmoud Ali's chess openings
Peak rating 223025 games
Mahmoud Ali has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mahmoud Ali most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +5 =2 −4 · 55%
As Black14 games · +2 =4 −8 · 29%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening9%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nd7
- 1...e6 French Defense10%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6
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