Gerasimov, Al's chess openings
Peak rating 218930 games
Gerasimov, Al has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gerasimov, Al most often opens with 1.d4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +7 =4 −5 · 56%
As Black14 games · +3 =7 −4 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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