Maxim Polyakov's chess openings
IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2311157 games
Maxim Polyakov, International Master from Ukraine, has 157 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maxim Polyakov most often opens with 1.d4 (35% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White76 games · +36 =22 −18 · 62%
As Black81 games · +28 =23 −30 · 49%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%26 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening29%22 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening28%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%19 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game28%13 games · scores 12% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense15%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense7%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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