Mark Karam's chess openings
Peak rating 16559 games
Mark Karam has 9 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Karam most often opens with 1.b3 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5 games · +2 =0 −3 · 40%
As Black4 games · +2 =0 −2 · 50%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6
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