Larsen, B's chess openings
Peak rating 252252 games
Larsen, B has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Larsen, B most often opens with 1.Nf3 (36% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +8 =11 −6 · 54%
As Black27 games · +8 =8 −11 · 44%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening36%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening28%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+
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