Emil Sutovsky's chess openings
GM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 25921,274 games
Emil Sutovsky, Grandmaster from Israel, has 1,274 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Emil Sutovsky most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White693 games · +324 =249 −120 · 65%
As Black581 games · +177 =263 −141 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%684 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 dxc4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%166 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game16%39 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense7%17 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%208 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Qe7
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5
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