Karpov, Al's chess openings
Peak rating 242313 games
Karpov, Al has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karpov, Al most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White7 games · +2 =4 −1 · 57%
As Black6 games · +2 =3 −1 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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