Karimov, I's chess openings
FM🇺🇿 UzbekistanFIDE 2082109 games
Karimov, I, FIDE Master from Uzbekistan, has 109 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karimov, I most often opens with 1.e4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White49 games · +12 =16 −21 · 41%
As Black60 games · +20 =18 −22 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%22 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening37%18 games · scores 31% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense41%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense16%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense38%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense31%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d625%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Nbd7
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