Kartsev, S's chess openings
Peak rating 224532 games
Kartsev, S has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kartsev, S most often opens with 1.d4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White15 games · +6 =4 −5 · 53%
As Black17 games · +8 =4 −5 · 59%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening80%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense100%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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