Ismael Karim's chess openings
IM🇲🇦 MoroccoFIDE 2339293 games
Ismael Karim, International Master from Morocco, has 293 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ismael Karim most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White155 games · +59 =46 −50 · 53%
As Black138 games · +40 =47 −51 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%141 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game40%26 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense26%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game40%21 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d627%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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