Pletnev, E's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2026101 games
Pletnev, E, FIDE Master from Russia, has 101 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pletnev, E most often opens with 1.e4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White55 games · +19 =8 −28 · 42%
As Black46 games · +17 =4 −25 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%24 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening28%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening19%10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense59%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense14%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense85%17 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense15%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6
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