Boris Kanstler's chess openings
Peak rating 2539283 games
Boris Kanstler has 283 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Boris Kanstler most often opens with 1.d4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White138 games · +41 =74 −23 · 57%
As Black145 games · +43 =61 −41 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%98 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%20 games · scores 53% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening12%16 games · scores 59% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense81%48 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d648%32 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense22%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense21%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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