M RUS Popov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2396336 games
M RUS Popov, International Master from Russia, has 336 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, M RUS Popov most often opens with 1.d4 (32% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White179 games · +75 =35 −69 · 52%
As Black157 games · +59 =24 −74 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening32%58 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening27%48 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening23%42 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense42%32 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense26%20 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%38 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense13%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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