Antipov, M2's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 26332,341 games
Antipov, M2, Grandmaster from United States, has 2,341 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Antipov, M2 most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White1,183 games · +598 =322 −263 · 64%
As Black1,158 games · +482 =328 −348 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%1,069 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%46 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%34 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%259 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%178 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense11%52 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%390 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%13 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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