Csaba Balogh's chess openings
GM🇭🇺 HungaryFIDE 25441,607 games
Csaba Balogh, Grandmaster from Hungary, has 1,607 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Csaba Balogh most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White833 games · +324 =412 −97 · 64%
As Black774 games · +207 =430 −137 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%829 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%261 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%107 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%140 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game45%117 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
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