Alexei Smekalov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2057102 games
Alexei Smekalov, from Russia, has 102 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexei Smekalov most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White49 games · +11 =30 −8 · 53%
As Black53 games · +13 =13 −27 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%47 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense74%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense26%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game82%18 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 d5 3.Nc3 a6
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