Vladimir Kramnik's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 27534,416 games
Vladimir Kramnik, Grandmaster from Russia, has 4,416 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Kramnik most often opens with 1.d4 (30% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2,242 games · +1,077 =842 −323 · 67%
As Black2,174 games · +726 =953 −495 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%621 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening30%611 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%594 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%463 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game41%417 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense9%92 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%452 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%249 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense2%16 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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