Gerald Larson's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 191052 games
Gerald Larson, from United States, has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gerald Larson most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +5 =7 −15 · 31%
As Black25 games · +9 =7 −9 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%23 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening11%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 f5 3.d4 e4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
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