Marc Esserman's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2438330 games
Marc Esserman, International Master from United States, has 330 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marc Esserman most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White167 games · +72 =52 −43 · 59%
As Black163 games · +49 =56 −58 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%131 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%24 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%62 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game14%12 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense46%24 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense21%11 games · scores 23% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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