Martins Lauris Karps's chess openings
🇱🇻 Latvia16 games
Martins Lauris Karps, from Latvia, has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Martins Lauris Karps most often opens with 1.g4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...b6, the Owen's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...b6.
As White11 games · +2 =0 −9 · 18%
As Black5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As White
- 1.g4 Grob Opening55%6 games · scores 0% · main line 1.g4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Qa4+ c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.g3 Bb7 3.Bg2 e6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...b6 English Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.e3 Nf6
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