Moshe Katzir's chess openings
CM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 2110328 games
Moshe Katzir, Candidate Master from Israel, has 328 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Moshe Katzir most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White174 games · +61 =23 −90 · 42%
As Black154 games · +50 =16 −88 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%153 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%17 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%67 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game97%59 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense3%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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