Elnur Aliyev's chess openings
CM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 2061565 games
Elnur Aliyev, Candidate Master from Azerbaijan, has 565 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elnur Aliyev most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White271 games · +127 =32 −112 · 53%
As Black294 games · +95 =31 −168 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%137 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%63 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%42 games · scores 54% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%55 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%31 games · scores 24% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense9%11 games · scores 18% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%72 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%21 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d65%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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