THE KING's chess openings
83 games
THE KING has 83 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, THE KING most often opens with 1.e4 (39% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White41 games · +14 =8 −19 · 44%
As Black42 games · +18 =8 −16 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening39%16 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening17%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense42%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game38%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense12%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bf5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c5
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