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Rufat Bagirov's chess openings

GM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 2429353 games

Rufat Bagirov, Grandmaster from Azerbaijan, has 353 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rufat Bagirov most often opens with 1.d4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White173 games · +52 =85 −36 · 55%
As Black180 games · +51 =67 −62 · 47%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening86%
    148 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%
    25 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense68%
    68 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense16%
    16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game15%
    15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%
    29 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game35%
    16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6

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