Popelyshev, I's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 201383 games
Popelyshev, I, from Russia, has 83 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Popelyshev, I most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White44 games · +11 =11 −22 · 38%
As Black39 games · +14 =7 −18 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%39 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening5%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense52%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game30%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game75%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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