Alexander Balkum's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2105149 games
Alexander Balkum, from United States, has 149 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Balkum most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White74 games · +24 =9 −41 · 39%
As Black75 games · +23 =8 −44 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%70 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense98%39 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%24 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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