Sapozhnikov, R's chess openings
FM🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 2183143 games
Sapozhnikov, R, FIDE Master from Canada, has 143 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sapozhnikov, R most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White79 games · +30 =26 −23 · 54%
As Black64 games · +23 =17 −24 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%61 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%16 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 g6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%24 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense6%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%17 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d65%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.e3 Nf6
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