Safin, S's chess openings
Peak rating 2542216 games
Safin, S has 216 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Safin, S most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White102 games · +40 =40 −22 · 59%
As Black114 games · +53 =41 −20 · 64%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%83 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game88%59 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%23 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game24%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 f5
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