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Istvan Karsai's chess openings

🇭🇺 HungaryFIDE 193236 games

Istvan Karsai, from Hungary, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Istvan Karsai most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White16 games · +5 =5 −6 · 47%
As Black20 games · +5 =6 −9 · 40%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%
    16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense92%
    11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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