Kartsev, A2's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 217265 games
Kartsev, A2, from Germany, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kartsev, A2 most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White31 games · +17 =10 −4 · 71%
As Black34 games · +10 =12 −12 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%28 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense60%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense33%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game82%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense18%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 exf6
Playing Kartsev, A2 soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Kartsev, A2 plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep