Ilmas Starostits's chess openings
GM🇱🇻 LatviaFIDE 23311,417 games
Ilmas Starostits, Grandmaster from Latvia, has 1,417 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilmas Starostits most often opens with 1.e4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White747 games · +364 =251 −132 · 66%
As Black670 games · +278 =216 −176 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening62%458 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%247 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%27 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense45%154 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense38%133 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense7%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game52%94 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense41%73 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
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