Igor Belov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2342168 games
Igor Belov, International Master from Russia, has 168 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Belov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White68 games · +22 =33 −13 · 57%
As Black100 games · +28 =48 −24 · 52%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening90%61 games · scores 57% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense47%22 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense30%14 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game11%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense95%35 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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