Carstensen, J's chess openings
IM🇩🇰 DenmarkFIDE 2301534 games
Carstensen, J, International Master from Denmark, has 534 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Carstensen, J most often opens with 1.d4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White247 games · +97 =89 −61 · 57%
As Black287 games · +95 =89 −103 · 49%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening87%216 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense85%98 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game7%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense7%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%71 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%26 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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