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Pavlov, S2's chess openings

IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2464910 games

Pavlov, S2, International Master from Ukraine, has 910 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavlov, S2 most often opens with 1.c4 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White470 games · +227 =171 −72 · 66%
As Black440 games · +173 =149 −118 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening40%
    187 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%
    170 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening19%
    88 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense47%
    104 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense38%
    84 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game13%
    29 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%
    123 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game15%
    23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...d63%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6

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