Shovkat Salimov's chess openings
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 206769 games
Shovkat Salimov, from Azerbaijan, has 69 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shovkat Salimov most often opens with 1.e4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +19 =6 −9 · 65%
As Black35 games · +11 =9 −15 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%15 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening24%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nd2 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense22%4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Bf4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
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