Igor Efimov's chess openings
GM🇲🇨 MonacoFIDE 22491,075 games
Igor Efimov, Grandmaster from Monaco, has 1,075 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Efimov most often opens with 1.d4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White551 games · +273 =143 −135 · 63%
As Black524 games · +237 =133 −154 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening64%353 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%117 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%65 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%161 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%31 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense9%26 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%61 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d622%31 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game15%22 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
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