Arnold S Denker's chess openings
Peak rating 2335274 games
Arnold S Denker has 274 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Arnold S Denker most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White120 games · +38 =42 −40 · 49%
As Black154 games · +41 =50 −63 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%87 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%19 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%45 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense11%8 games · scores 81% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%37 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game28%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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