Alexander Ignatiev's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 231681 games
Alexander Ignatiev, from Russia, has 81 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Ignatiev most often opens with 1.d4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White29 games · +7 =10 −12 · 41%
As Black52 games · +16 =11 −25 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening66%19 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening24%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense54%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense19%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%13 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c3 cxd4 3.cxd4 d5
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