Ali Balaian's chess openings
WIM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2242390 games
Ali Balaian, Woman International Master from Russia, has 390 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ali Balaian most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White188 games · +97 =29 −62 · 59%
As Black202 games · +84 =40 −78 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%183 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense96%99 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%50 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense10%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Bb4
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