David Kaufman's chess openings
IMFIDE 2495140 games
David Kaufman, International Master, has 140 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Kaufman most often opens with 1.d4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White68 games · +37 =12 −19 · 63%
As Black72 games · +37 =16 −19 · 63%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening94%64 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d6 3.Bg2 f5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game72%23 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1...e6 French Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%23 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
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