Max Blau's chess openings
133 games
Max Blau has 133 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Max Blau most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White75 games · +21 =28 −26 · 47%
As Black58 games · +14 =20 −24 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%69 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game55%16 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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