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Anatolij B Kasantsev's chess openings

FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 193065 games

Anatolij B Kasantsev, FIDE Master from Russia, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Anatolij B Kasantsev most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White27 games · +7 =9 −11 · 43%
As Black38 games · +10 =9 −19 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%
    26 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense77%
    17 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game23%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%
    11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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