Ponomarenko, Vi's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 209636 games
Ponomarenko, Vi, FIDE Master from Russia, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ponomarenko, Vi most often opens with 1.d4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +4 =1 −15 · 23%
As Black16 games · +3 =3 −10 · 28%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening70%14 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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