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Sergei Shipov's chess openings

GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 25411,392 games

Sergei Shipov, Grandmaster from Russia, has 1,392 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sergei Shipov most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White686 games · +379 =146 −161 · 66%
As Black706 games · +336 =187 −183 · 61%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%
    684 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening0%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense56%
    180 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%
    141 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game1%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense59%
    152 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game41%
    106 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5

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