Saveliy Golubov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2473957 games
Saveliy Golubov, International Master from Russia, has 957 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Saveliy Golubov most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White484 games · +210 =175 −99 · 61%
As Black473 games · +162 =173 −138 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%232 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%183 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%36 games · scores 57% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense39%72 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense18%34 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense16%30 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense76%148 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%24 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
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