Katz, B's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 207633 games
Katz, B, from United States, has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Katz, B most often opens with 1.e4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White16 games · +5 =5 −6 · 47%
As Black17 games · +2 =5 −10 · 26%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening81%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense33%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense60%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
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