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David Elias's chess openings

FM🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 2240184 games

David Elias, FIDE Master from Slovakia, has 184 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Elias most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White87 games · +38 =21 −28 · 56%
As Black97 games · +37 =27 −33 · 52%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%
    42 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening38%
    33 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%
    8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense98%
    51 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense2%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense59%
    16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game41%
    11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Bd6

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