Openings/Australian Defense
Australian Defense A40
1. d4 Na6
29 tournament games from this position · White wins 34%, draws 17%, Black wins 48%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 18 | 33% 17% 50% | 2276 | 2026 |
| c4 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2358 | 2019 |
| Bf4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2210 | 2021 |
| Nf3 | 2 | 100% | 2282 | 2026 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2317 | 2022 |
| c3 | 1 | 100% | 1847 | 2012 |
| Nc3 | 1 | 100% | 2301 | 2020 |
Top games
| Shankland, S2668–Ipatov, Alexander2665 | ½-½ | St Louis Spring A | 2018 |
| Akobian, V2618–Ipatov, Alexander2650 | 1-0 | St Louis Fall A 2019 | 2019 |
| Melkumyan, H2653–Bortnyk, Olexandr2602 | ½-½ | St Louis Fall A 2019 | 2019 |
| Mikhalevski, V2579–Rakhmanov, Ale2629 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Villegas, P2291–Teske, H2512 | 0-1 | 25th Czech Rapid G1 2014 | 2014 |
| Oatlhotse, P2252–Bellahcene, B2550 | 1-0 | African Games Teams 2019 | 2019 |
| Anikonov, Dmitry2371–Apryshko, G2385 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Indjic, A2616–Steffens, O2120 | 1-0 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | 2026 |
| Globus, Or2354–Tsoi, Dmitry2314 | ½-½ | 29th EY Open U16 2019 | 2019 |
| Mphungu, Gerrard2107–Bellahcene, B2550 | 0-1 | African Games Rapid 2019 | 2019 |