Erdal Arslan's chess openings
CM🇹🇷 TürkiyeFIDE 1877146 games
Erdal Arslan, Candidate Master from Türkiye, has 146 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erdal Arslan most often opens with 1.c4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White73 games · +24 =15 −34 · 43%
As Black73 games · +22 =21 −30 · 45%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening44%32 games · scores 47% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%26 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense61%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense36%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
- 1...e5 Open Game3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense83%19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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