Semon Palatnik's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2455322 games
Semon Palatnik, Grandmaster from United States, has 322 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Semon Palatnik most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White146 games · +60 =64 −22 · 63%
As Black176 games · +58 =70 −48 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%98 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening20%29 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense67%54 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%20 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense5%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense55%35 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense25%16 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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