Boris Margolin's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2358201 games
Boris Margolin, International Master from Germany, has 201 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Boris Margolin most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White107 games · +38 =45 −24 · 57%
As Black94 games · +26 =32 −36 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%104 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game64%29 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense9%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense62%21 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Nf3 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense9%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
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