Kniazev, Al's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 211832 games
Kniazev, Al, FIDE Master from Russia, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kniazev, Al most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White19 games · +5 =10 −4 · 53%
As Black13 games · +3 =7 −3 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening11%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.c4 e6
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