Alexei Shirov's chess openings
Peak rating 269129 games
Alexei Shirov has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexei Shirov most often opens with 1.e4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +8 =2 −4 · 64%
As Black15 games · +8 =4 −3 · 67%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening79%11 games · scores 77% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
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