Elmira Karnaukhova's chess openings
WGMFIDE 230764 games
Elmira Karnaukhova, Woman Grandmaster, has 64 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elmira Karnaukhova most often opens with 1.d4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White30 games · +17 =3 −10 · 62%
As Black34 games · +15 =3 −16 · 49%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening77%23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening23%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%15 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense12%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Qe2 Be7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense15%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 b5 3.e4 b4
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