Kaidanov, G's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 24801,054 games
Kaidanov, G, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,054 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kaidanov, G most often opens with 1.d4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White527 games · +262 =133 −132 · 62%
As Black527 games · +199 =167 −161 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%231 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening38%201 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening16%82 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game64%156 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense32%78 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense3%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game87%145 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense9%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
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