Natalya Pogonina's chess openings
WGM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 228045 games
Natalya Pogonina, Woman Grandmaster from Russia, has 45 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Natalya Pogonina most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +15 =7 −3 · 74%
As Black20 games · +7 =5 −8 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%25 games · scores 74% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense38%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game19%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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