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Alekper Shahtahtinsky's chess openings

Peak rating 238062 games

Alekper Shahtahtinsky has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alekper Shahtahtinsky most often opens with 1.d4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White28 games · +9 =11 −8 · 52%
As Black34 games · +12 =9 −13 · 49%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%
    20 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7
  2. 1.c4 English Opening29%
    8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%
    17 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense19%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense22%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game22%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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