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Igor A Gulkov's chess openings

IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2358454 games

Igor A Gulkov, International Master from Russia, has 454 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor A Gulkov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White223 games · +103 =46 −74 · 57%
As Black231 games · +78 =38 −115 · 42%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening99%
    218 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense97%
    113 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game2%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    69 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

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