Ilya Natarov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 191878 games
Ilya Natarov, from Russia, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilya Natarov most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White38 games · +17 =4 −17 · 50%
As Black40 games · +7 =11 −22 · 31%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%38 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense57%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game19%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game86%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7
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