Varvara Saulina's chess openings
WFM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2115269 games
Varvara Saulina, Woman FIDE Master from Russia, has 269 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Varvara Saulina most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White136 games · +49 =14 −73 · 41%
As Black133 games · +47 =14 −72 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%126 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%55 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense3%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%40 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c6
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