Pavel Boykov's chess openings
CM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 211540 games
Pavel Boykov, Candidate Master from Russia, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavel Boykov most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White25 games · +7 =8 −10 · 44%
As Black15 games · +5 =3 −7 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%24 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
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