Mark Ginsburg's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2254352 games
Mark Ginsburg, International Master from United States, has 352 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Ginsburg most often opens with 1.c4 (38% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White173 games · +73 =58 −42 · 59%
As Black179 games · +54 =56 −69 · 46%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening38%65 games · scores 61% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%42 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%39 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%65 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense17%15 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense3%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%56 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense10%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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