Larry Mark Christiansen's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 25631,358 games
Larry Mark Christiansen, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,358 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Larry Mark Christiansen most often opens with 1.d4 (43% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White702 games · +309 =278 −115 · 64%
As Black656 games · +215 =268 −173 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening43%301 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening27%189 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%175 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense47%147 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense16%51 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game16%50 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%199 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%14 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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