Alexander Khalifman's chess openings
GMFIDE 25971,971 games
Alexander Khalifman, Grandmaster, has 1,971 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Khalifman most often opens with 1.d4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White997 games · +363 =562 −72 · 65%
As Black974 games · +201 =631 −142 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening58%579 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening31%305 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%79 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense46%208 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%130 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense10%45 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%267 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%71 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d63%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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