Ivanov, MM's chess openings
GM🇷🇸 SerbiaFIDE 22761,197 games
Ivanov, MM, Grandmaster from Serbia, has 1,197 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivanov, MM most often opens with 1.d4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White580 games · +223 =286 −71 · 63%
As Black617 games · +202 =290 −125 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening52%304 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening37%214 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening8%47 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%118 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game27%79 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%51 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%102 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%67 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%17 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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