Ali Khalaf's chess openings
🇰🇼 KuwaitFIDE 181235 games
Ali Khalaf, from Kuwait, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ali Khalaf most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +7 =0 −7 · 50%
As Black21 games · +3 =2 −16 · 19%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening21%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game58%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense42%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6
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