Alexe Molchanov's chess openings
IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2402167 games
Alexe Molchanov, International Master from Ukraine, has 167 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexe Molchanov most often opens with 1.d4 (38% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White82 games · +35 =22 −25 · 56%
As Black85 games · +28 =21 −36 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%31 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening33%27 games · scores 61% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense40%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game45%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense42%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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