Alexey Smirnov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2363225 games
Alexey Smirnov, from Russia, has 225 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexey Smirnov most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White119 games · +49 =36 −34 · 56%
As Black106 games · +52 =15 −39 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%95 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%45 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game32%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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