Karl Zelesco's chess openings
IM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 2411197 games
Karl Zelesco, International Master from Australia, has 197 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karl Zelesco most often opens with 1.d4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White91 games · +46 =19 −26 · 61%
As Black106 games · +44 =16 −46 · 49%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening59%53 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%34 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense49%22 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game33%15 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense16%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game84%27 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense16%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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