Igor Potyavin's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 205543 games
Igor Potyavin, from Russia, has 43 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Potyavin most often opens with 1.d4 (100% 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 · +7 =4 −9 · 45%
As Black23 games · +6 =1 −16 · 28%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e3 e6 3.Nf3 d5
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