Ken Arnold's chess openings
🇺🇸 United States1,932 games
Ken Arnold, from United States, has 1,932 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ken Arnold most often opens with 1.d4 (71% 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 White954 games · +382 =93 −479 · 45%
As Black978 games · +325 =102 −551 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%606 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening28%239 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening0%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense79%350 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game11%49 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%33 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%194 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game19%49 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c66%17 games · scores 74% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
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