Vladimir Belous's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 24731,279 games
Vladimir Belous, Grandmaster from Russia, has 1,279 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Belous most often opens with 1.c4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White637 games · +325 =174 −138 · 65%
As Black642 games · +282 =179 −181 · 58%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening50%317 games · scores 65% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%158 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%125 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%282 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%24 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%196 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense6%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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