Ian Nepomniachtchi's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 27195,661 games
Ian Nepomniachtchi, Grandmaster from Russia, has 5,661 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian Nepomniachtchi most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2,871 games · +1,430 =954 −487 · 66%
As Black2,790 games · +1,091 =1,042 −657 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%2,084 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening10%270 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%191 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%650 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%235 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%150 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%810 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense4%39 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%37 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6
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