Alexander Costello's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2265177 games
Alexander Costello, International Master from United States, has 177 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Costello most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White88 games · +38 =13 −37 · 51%
As Black89 games · +35 =13 −41 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%62 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.f3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game54%20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%16 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%24 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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