Karpov, Vi's chess openings
Peak rating 218127 games
Karpov, Vi has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karpov, Vi most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +5 =1 −9 · 37%
As Black12 games · +6 =2 −4 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%15 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 d4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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