Elmar Magerramov's chess openings
GM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 2515423 games
Elmar Magerramov, Grandmaster from Azerbaijan, has 423 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elmar Magerramov most often opens with 1.d4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White192 games · +99 =66 −27 · 69%
As Black231 games · +80 =103 −48 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening79%151 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening7%13 games · scores 77% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%91 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%19 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%63 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6
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