De Cat, B's chess openings
Peak rating 191448 games
De Cat, B has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, De Cat, B most often opens with 1.b4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +9 =6 −6 · 57%
As Black27 games · +4 =10 −13 · 33%
As White
- 1.b4 Polish Opening65%13 games · scores 65% · main line 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 d6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense30%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense10%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.g3 Nbd7
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense11%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
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