Askell O Karason's chess openings
IM🇮🇸 IcelandFIDE 2135412 games
Askell O Karason, International Master from Iceland, has 412 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Askell O Karason most often opens with 1.d4 (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 White212 games · +78 =64 −70 · 52%
As Black200 games · +63 =62 −75 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%150 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%29 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening12%26 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%76 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense12%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game6%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense62%49 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d628%22 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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