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Sergei Azarov's chess openings

GMFIDE 25381,986 games

Sergei Azarov, Grandmaster, has 1,986 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sergei Azarov most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White1,029 games · +527 =343 −159 · 68%
As Black957 games · +349 =383 −225 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%
    1,014 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%
    7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
  3. 1.c4 English Opening0%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 f5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game71%
    319 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense27%
    123 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%
    9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%
    213 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game26%
    92 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...f5 Dutch Defense12%
    43 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6

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