Vitaly Sivuk's chess openings
GM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 24851,995 games
Vitaly Sivuk, Grandmaster from Sweden, has 1,995 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vitaly Sivuk most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White999 games · +545 =318 −136 · 70%
As Black996 games · +420 =387 −189 · 62%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%559 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%220 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%111 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense39%174 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game32%142 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%54 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%266 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%39 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%17 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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