Alan Finkelstein's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 204050 games
Alan Finkelstein, from United States, has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alan Finkelstein most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White26 games · +14 =2 −10 · 58%
As Black24 games · +8 =3 −13 · 40%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%24 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense40%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game78%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
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