Valentin Goikhman's chess openings
FM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 224653 games
Valentin Goikhman, FIDE Master from Israel, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valentin Goikhman most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +12 =6 −9 · 56%
As Black26 games · +8 =5 −13 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%19 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Bc5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense65%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense18%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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