Polivanov, A's chess openings
IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2439597 games
Polivanov, A, International Master from Ukraine, has 597 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Polivanov, A most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White316 games · +150 =67 −99 · 58%
As Black281 games · +111 =59 −111 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%268 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%48 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense58%79 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%26 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%14 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense57%51 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense27%24 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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