Esther Epstein's chess openings
WIM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2195170 games
Esther Epstein, Woman International Master from United States, has 170 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Esther Epstein most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White88 games · +29 =26 −33 · 48%
As Black82 games · +26 =27 −29 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%84 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%36 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense11%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%23 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense20%6 games · scores 92% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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