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Polina Sharapova's chess openings

WFM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 214969 games

Polina Sharapova, Woman FIDE Master from Ukraine, has 69 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Polina Sharapova most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White32 games · +8 =11 −13 · 42%
As Black37 games · +9 =9 −19 · 36%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%
    20 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%
    7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1.c4 English Opening9%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%
    11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nd2 c5
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game93%
    13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense7%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5

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