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Elena Fatalibekova's chess openings

WGM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2135406 games

Elena Fatalibekova, Woman Grandmaster from Russia, has 406 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elena Fatalibekova most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White178 games · +82 =67 −29 · 65%
As Black228 games · +77 =92 −59 · 54%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%
    101 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening24%
    43 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%
    30 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense72%
    96 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%
    10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game7%
    10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%
    46 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game17%
    10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
  3. 1...d63%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.c4 Bg7

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