Valerian Gaprindashvili's chess openings
GM🇬🇪 GeorgiaFIDE 2355405 games
Valerian Gaprindashvili, Grandmaster from Georgia, has 405 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valerian Gaprindashvili most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White170 games · +76 =56 −38 · 61%
As Black235 games · +100 =68 −67 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%114 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%33 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%20 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.b4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense53%69 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense31%40 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense15%20 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%42 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense25%17 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
Playing Valerian Gaprindashvili soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Valerian Gaprindashvili plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep