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Christian Carlsen's chess openings

Peak rating 12408 games

Christian Carlsen has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Christian Carlsen most often opens with 1.Nf3 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White3 games · +1 =1 −1 · 50%
As Black5 games · +2 =0 −3 · 40%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening100%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game100%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6

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