Ted Belanoff's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 1977119 games
Ted Belanoff, from United States, has 119 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ted Belanoff most often opens with 1.b4 (36% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...b5.
As White57 games · +21 =3 −33 · 39%
As Black62 games · +17 =3 −42 · 30%
As White
- 1.b4 Polish Opening36%20 games · scores 28% · main line 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%20 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening27%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense56%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...e5 Open Game32%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
- 1...g58%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g5 2.d4 h6 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...b539%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 b5 2.e4 a6 3.Bd3 Bb7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense30%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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