Alexander Shabalov's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 24062,483 games
Alexander Shabalov, Grandmaster from United States, has 2,483 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Shabalov most often opens with 1.e4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White1,282 games · +701 =344 −237 · 68%
As Black1,201 games · +516 =363 −322 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening60%766 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%334 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%81 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%343 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense11%61 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense8%45 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%193 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game39%152 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
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