Iv RUS Popov's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 25951,426 games
Iv RUS Popov, Grandmaster from Russia, has 1,426 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Iv RUS Popov most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White737 games · +397 =243 −97 · 70%
As Black689 games · +240 =309 −140 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%699 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%25 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening0%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%123 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense35%97 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game12%32 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%118 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%114 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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