Stuart Rachels's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2423173 games
Stuart Rachels, International Master from United States, has 173 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Stuart Rachels most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White88 games · +41 =33 −14 · 65%
As Black85 games · +26 =34 −25 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%87 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%43 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game77%27 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense23%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
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