Malek Koniahli's chess openings
FM🇸🇾 SyriaFIDE 2335346 games
Malek Koniahli, FIDE Master from Syria, has 346 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Malek Koniahli most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White170 games · +90 =35 −45 · 63%
As Black176 games · +75 =23 −78 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%106 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%38 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening8%14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%32 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense22%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game22%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%62 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game16%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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