Michael Karp's chess openings
FM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 217160 games
Michael Karp, FIDE Master from Israel, has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Karp most often opens with 1.e4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +8 =4 −14 · 38%
As Black34 games · +6 =3 −25 · 22%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening54%14 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Be7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense39%7 games · scores 7% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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