Karalkin, M's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2067108 games
Karalkin, M, FIDE Master from Russia, has 108 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karalkin, M most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White57 games · +23 =20 −14 · 58%
As Black51 games · +17 =14 −20 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%56 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game62%18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense10%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game83%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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