Balog, I1's chess openings
GM🇭🇺 HungaryFIDE 2575746 games
Balog, I1, Grandmaster from Hungary, has 746 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Balog, I1 most often opens with 1.d4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White385 games · +218 =101 −66 · 70%
As Black361 games · +182 =90 −89 · 63%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening65%249 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening17%67 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%34 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense76%138 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense10%19 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game49%54 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense46%51 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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