Nicholas Karas's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 201914 games
Nicholas Karas, from United States, has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nicholas Karas most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +2 =1 −4 · 36%
As Black7 games · +2 =2 −3 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening29%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
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