Terje Karlsen's chess openings
🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 204173 games
Terje Karlsen, from Norway, has 73 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Terje Karlsen most often opens with 1.e4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White39 games · +12 =9 −18 · 42%
As Black34 games · +12 =6 −16 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening79%31 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.b3 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game27%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game23%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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