Balko, D's chess openings
Peak rating 218222 games
Balko, D has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Balko, D most often opens with 1.d4 (88% 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 White8 games · +2 =4 −2 · 50%
As Black14 games · +1 =5 −8 · 25%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Nbd7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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