Boris Kantsler's chess openings
GM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 2333412 games
Boris Kantsler, Grandmaster from Israel, has 412 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Boris Kantsler most often opens with 1.d4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White197 games · +59 =112 −26 · 58%
As Black215 games · +59 =100 −56 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening69%136 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%26 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense51%50 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense32%32 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d679%77 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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