Elena Simakova's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 195778 games
Elena Simakova, from Russia, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elena Simakova most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White38 games · +11 =6 −21 · 37%
As Black40 games · +10 =13 −17 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%34 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game35%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
- 1...d68%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e3 Nd7
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