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Karayev, A's chess openings

FM🇰🇿 KazakhstanFIDE 217958 games

Karayev, A, FIDE Master from Kazakhstan, has 58 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karayev, A most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White30 games · +15 =4 −11 · 57%
As Black28 games · +9 =5 −14 · 41%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%
    17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  2. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack40%
    12 games · scores 71% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Bf4 c5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%
    9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
  2. 1...e5 Open Game50%
    9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7
  2. 1...d611%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 Nbd7

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