Vladimir Akopian's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 25621,751 games
Vladimir Akopian, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,751 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Akopian most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White849 games · +366 =401 −82 · 67%
As Black902 games · +263 =476 −163 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%473 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%183 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%143 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%156 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game28%122 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense20%85 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%234 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game34%124 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c6
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