Leif Karell's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 174349 games
Leif Karell, from United States, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Leif Karell most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +8 =6 −11 · 44%
As Black24 games · +8 =7 −9 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense71%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
- 1...c620%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
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