Kanan Karayev's chess openings
IM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 232583 games
Kanan Karayev, International Master from Azerbaijan, has 83 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kanan Karayev most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White43 games · +15 =15 −13 · 52%
As Black40 games · +10 =12 −18 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%36 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game25%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense44%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense38%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game19%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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