Catalin Navrotescu's chess openings
IM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 2348389 games
Catalin Navrotescu, International Master from France, has 389 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Catalin Navrotescu most often opens with 1.d4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White178 games · +68 =77 −33 · 60%
As Black211 games · +61 =92 −58 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening83%147 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening7%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%77 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense31%42 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game5%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%33 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense11%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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