Yair Kraidman's chess openings
GM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 2254495 games
Yair Kraidman, Grandmaster from Israel, has 495 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yair Kraidman most often opens with 1.d4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White239 games · +100 =87 −52 · 60%
As Black256 games · +74 =93 −89 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening93%223 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening4%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game56%77 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%49 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%71 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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