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Boris Plotnikov's chess openings

FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2273283 games

Boris Plotnikov, FIDE Master from Russia, has 283 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Boris Plotnikov most often opens with 1.d4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White135 games · +65 =10 −60 · 52%
As Black148 games · +62 =18 −68 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening79%
    105 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%
    21 games · scores 55% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%
    7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%
    39 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game26%
    19 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense19%
    14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%
    43 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1...d64%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
  3. 1...f62%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f6 2.c4 e5 3.e3 Bb4+

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