Kirk Ghazarian's chess openings
Peak rating 247361 games
Kirk Ghazarian has 61 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kirk Ghazarian most often opens with 1.d4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White30 games · +16 =10 −4 · 70%
As Black31 games · +5 =22 −4 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening53%16 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening23%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening20%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game41%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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