Solomon, K's chess openings
GM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2282907 games
Solomon, K, Grandmaster from South Africa, has 907 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Solomon, K most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White446 games · +192 =115 −139 · 56%
As Black461 games · +164 =133 −164 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%333 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%65 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%43 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%104 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game26%57 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense22%48 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%135 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d65%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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