Matsenko, S's chess openings
GMFIDE 2528597 games
Matsenko, S, Grandmaster, has 597 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matsenko, S most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White298 games · +117 =134 −47 · 62%
As Black299 games · +107 =132 −60 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%144 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening34%102 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%48 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%69 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense45%63 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense2%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%62 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%31 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+
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