Aleksandr Poluljahov's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2503578 games
Aleksandr Poluljahov, Grandmaster from Russia, has 578 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksandr Poluljahov most often opens with 1.d4 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White285 games · +125 =114 −46 · 64%
As Black293 games · +90 =131 −72 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%113 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%61 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening21%60 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%159 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense3%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense2%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%77 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense9%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense7%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
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