Mark Pavlov's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2278210 games
Mark Pavlov, FIDE Master from Russia, has 210 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Pavlov most often opens with 1.d4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White104 games · +30 =33 −41 · 45%
As Black106 games · +27 =31 −48 · 40%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening98%101 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bc5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense69%36 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense29%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%23 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d627%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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