Politov, P's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2190540 games
Politov, P, FIDE Master from Russia, has 540 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Politov, P most often opens with 1.e4 (68% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White263 games · +89 =11 −163 · 36%
As Black277 games · +75 =18 −184 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening68%177 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening32%84 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%100 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%23 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense13%20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense52%38 games · scores 26% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%34 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d61%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
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