Valeri Semenov's chess openings
FM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 214357 games
Valeri Semenov, FIDE Master from Ukraine, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valeri Semenov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (42% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White24 games · +8 =8 −8 · 50%
As Black33 games · +5 =11 −17 · 32%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening42%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening29%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense44%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
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