Igor Samarin's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 238337 games
Igor Samarin, from Russia, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Samarin most often opens with 1.Nf3 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White15 games · +5 =8 −2 · 60%
As Black22 games · +3 =13 −6 · 43%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening87%13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6
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