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Vladimir Baklan's chess openings

GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 25202,008 games

Vladimir Baklan, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 2,008 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Baklan most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White1,024 games · +510 =429 −85 · 71%
As Black984 games · +336 =507 −141 · 60%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%
    1,016 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening0%
    5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bg4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening0%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%
    290 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense28%
    131 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game4%
    20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%
    328 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1...d68%
    30 games · scores 73% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense1%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6

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