Andrei Istratescu's chess openings
GM🇷🇴 RomaniaFIDE 23561,949 games
Andrei Istratescu, Grandmaster from Romania, has 1,949 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Andrei Istratescu most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White999 games · +458 =461 −80 · 69%
As Black950 games · +337 =477 −136 · 61%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%512 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening34%341 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening12%116 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%239 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game14%62 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense12%52 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%231 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense12%47 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%46 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
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