Trevor Tao's chess openings
Peak rating 236411 games
Trevor Tao has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Trevor Tao most often opens with 1.Nf3 (50% 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 White6 games · +1 =4 −1 · 50%
As Black5 games · +2 =2 −1 · 60%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c6 3.c4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6
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