Bystrov, SM's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2181123 games
Bystrov, SM, International Master from Russia, has 123 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bystrov, SM most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White61 games · +21 =24 −16 · 54%
As Black62 games · +10 =30 −22 · 40%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%29 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%26 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%23 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense30%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game56%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d631%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense13%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
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