Boris Itkis's chess openings
IM🇷🇴 RomaniaFIDE 22271,618 games
Boris Itkis, International Master from Romania, has 1,618 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Boris Itkis most often opens with 1.d4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White793 games · +288 =240 −265 · 51%
As Black825 games · +224 =244 −357 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%350 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening29%230 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening16%128 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%96 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense23%94 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game21%86 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense59%160 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game35%94 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d64%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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