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Ivan Saric's chess openings

GM🇭🇷 CroatiaFIDE 26212,809 games

Ivan Saric, Grandmaster from Croatia, has 2,809 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivan Saric most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White1,443 games · +669 =517 −257 · 64%
As Black1,366 games · +469 =557 −340 · 55%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%
    1,317 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%
    90 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 1.c4 English Opening1%
    13 games · scores 77% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%
    434 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game15%
    95 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense7%
    45 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense76%
    396 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game18%
    94 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...d62%
    13 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6

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