Sergey Kalugin's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2384221 games
Sergey Kalugin, Grandmaster from Russia, has 221 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sergey Kalugin most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White114 games · +40 =49 −25 · 57%
As Black107 games · +31 =40 −36 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%95 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%16 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening2%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense78%42 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%24 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d630%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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