Vassily Orlov's chess openings
Peak rating 2465242 games
Vassily Orlov has 242 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vassily Orlov most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White125 games · +53 =48 −24 · 62%
As Black117 games · +36 =42 −39 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%125 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%35 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense31%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%38 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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