Pavlov, Ma's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2458223 games
Pavlov, Ma, Grandmaster from Russia, has 223 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavlov, Ma most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White126 games · +51 =41 −34 · 57%
As Black97 games · +23 =41 −33 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%113 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack3%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.b3 d6 2.Bb2 e5 3.e3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense61%30 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense14%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%18 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense34%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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