Ivanov, SA's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 227164 games
Ivanov, SA, FIDE Master from Russia, has 64 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivanov, SA most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White36 games · +11 =17 −8 · 54%
As Black28 games · +7 =9 −12 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%23 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening22%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 e5 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game10%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense10%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6
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