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Aleksei Lugovoi's chess openings

GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2507707 games

Aleksei Lugovoi, Grandmaster from Russia, has 707 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksei Lugovoi most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White368 games · +169 =139 −60 · 65%
As Black339 games · +97 =153 −89 · 51%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%
    340 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%
    15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening2%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%
    122 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%
    29 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game13%
    22 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%
    93 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game22%
    27 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
  3. 1...d63%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

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