Nathan Birnboim's chess openings
IM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 2294618 games
Nathan Birnboim, International Master from Israel, has 618 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nathan Birnboim most often opens with 1.d4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White318 games · +151 =86 −81 · 61%
As Black300 games · +101 =92 −107 · 49%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening66%208 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%70 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%20 games · scores 48% · main line 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%104 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%26 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%71 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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