Lev Polugaevsky's chess openings
Peak rating 26451,889 games
Lev Polugaevsky has 1,889 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lev Polugaevsky most often opens with 1.d4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White945 games · +404 =435 −106 · 66%
As Black944 games · +274 =521 −149 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening46%419 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening27%248 games · scores 72% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%208 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense97%359 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense1%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%315 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%22 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6
Playing Lev Polugaevsky soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Lev Polugaevsky plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep