Igor Shtern's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 230450 games
Igor Shtern, FIDE Master from United States, has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Shtern most often opens with 1.d4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +11 =4 −10 · 52%
As Black25 games · +9 =5 −11 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%21 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
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