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Paul Song's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 206436 games

Paul Song, from United States, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul Song most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White19 games · +8 =3 −8 · 50%
As Black17 games · +3 =2 −12 · 24%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%
    12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening32%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 Ne4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense71%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%
    6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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