Gata Kamsky's chess openings
Peak rating 242327 games
Gata Kamsky has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gata Kamsky most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White12 games · +4 =7 −1 · 63%
As Black15 games · +2 =11 −2 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.b3 c5 2.Nf3 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game57%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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