Sou Sakai's chess openings
🇯🇵 JapanFIDE 197417 games
Sou Sakai, from Japan, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sou Sakai most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White9 games · +5 =0 −4 · 56%
As Black8 games · +1 =4 −3 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c5 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d680%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6
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