Alexander Kalinin's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2429125 games
Alexander Kalinin, Grandmaster from Russia, has 125 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Kalinin most often opens with 1.Nf3 (39% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White54 games · +26 =23 −5 · 69%
As Black71 games · +18 =37 −16 · 51%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening39%21 games · scores 74% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 b6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%17 games · scores 74% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%22 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%30 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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