Alin Berescu's chess openings
GM🇷🇴 RomaniaFIDE 2429761 games
Alin Berescu, Grandmaster from Romania, has 761 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alin Berescu most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White397 games · +179 =160 −58 · 65%
As Black364 games · +118 =168 −78 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%289 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening15%58 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%20 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense39%73 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense34%64 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%37 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense66%90 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense18%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%18 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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