Shou Otsuka's chess openings
FM🇯🇵 JapanFIDE 2289300 games
Shou Otsuka, FIDE Master from Japan, has 300 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shou Otsuka most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White157 games · +58 =47 −52 · 52%
As Black143 games · +35 =40 −68 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%131 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening4%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game56%36 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense22%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%39 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...d64%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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