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David I Bronstein's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesPeak rating 25951,930 games

David I Bronstein, from United States, has 1,930 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David I Bronstein most often opens with 1.e4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White952 games · +411 =429 −112 · 66%
As Black978 games · +288 =510 −180 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening52%
    496 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%
    344 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening5%
    46 games · scores 72% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game31%
    127 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1...e6 French Defense22%
    90 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%
    80 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%
    252 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game19%
    70 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense10%
    39 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6

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