Alexei Barsov's chess openings
GM🇺🇿 UzbekistanFIDE 23181,316 games
Alexei Barsov, Grandmaster from Uzbekistan, has 1,316 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexei Barsov most often opens with 1.d4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White634 games · +305 =255 −74 · 68%
As Black682 games · +265 =270 −147 · 59%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening97%615 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense97%362 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense1%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game49%88 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense30%54 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense21%38 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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