Kholopov, A's chess openings
FMFIDE 2032229 games
Kholopov, A, FIDE Master, has 229 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kholopov, A most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White120 games · +48 =36 −36 · 55%
As Black109 games · +24 =35 −50 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%88 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening18%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%22 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense24%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game16%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%21 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense30%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
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