Alexander Ross Katz's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2403762 games
Alexander Ross Katz, International Master from United States, has 762 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Ross Katz most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White385 games · +193 =81 −111 · 61%
As Black377 games · +149 =96 −132 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%320 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%21 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%18 games · scores 81% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game48%74 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense28%44 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense10%15 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%111 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d610%14 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d5 f5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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