Kniazev, I's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 1965255 games
Kniazev, I, FIDE Master from Russia, has 255 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kniazev, I most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White131 games · +38 =7 −86 · 32%
As Black124 games · +40 =10 −74 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%118 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game98%48 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense96%47 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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