Tikhon Popov's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 22831,048 games
Tikhon Popov, FIDE Master from Russia, has 1,048 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Tikhon Popov most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White525 games · +283 =52 −190 · 59%
As Black523 games · +243 =61 −219 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%378 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%57 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening10%50 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%121 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game22%51 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%29 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%174 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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