Kireev, Al's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2351160 games
Kireev, Al, International Master from Russia, has 160 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kireev, Al most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White107 games · +43 =42 −22 · 60%
As Black53 games · +17 =27 −9 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%86 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Be3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.g3 d5 3.d3 Nc6
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening8%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.d3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense85%23 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e5 Open Game7%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d658%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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