Babaev, Ra's chess openings
GM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 2525238 games
Babaev, Ra, Grandmaster from Azerbaijan, has 238 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Babaev, Ra most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White131 games · +57 =54 −20 · 64%
As Black107 games · +38 =43 −26 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%127 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%66 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense96%25 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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