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Viktor Poddubny's chess openings

Peak rating 229021 games

Viktor Poddubny has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Viktor Poddubny most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White11 games · +5 =5 −1 · 68%
As Black10 games · +0 =4 −6 · 20%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%
    9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
  2. 1.c4 English Opening18%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense60%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense25%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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