Jim Larsen's chess openings
12 games
Jim Larsen has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jim Larsen most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White4 games · +1 =1 −2 · 38%
As Black8 games · +1 =3 −4 · 31%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7
- 1.b4 Polish Opening50%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 Qb6 3.a3 a5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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