Ratmir D Kholmov's chess openings
Peak rating 25551,515 games
Ratmir D Kholmov has 1,515 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ratmir D Kholmov most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White740 games · +270 =381 −89 · 62%
As Black775 games · +173 =468 −134 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%541 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%125 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%42 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%227 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%43 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%40 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%257 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%37 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
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