Irina Petrova's chess openings
WIM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 20102,327 games
Irina Petrova, Woman International Master from Ukraine, has 2,327 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Irina Petrova most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White1,144 games · +420 =181 −543 · 45%
As Black1,183 games · +381 =145 −657 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%926 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%203 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense76%420 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%71 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game7%36 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d678%325 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game16%65 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense5%22 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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