Anton Smirnov's chess openings
GM🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 2586903 games
Anton Smirnov, Grandmaster from Australia, has 903 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Anton Smirnov most often opens with 1.e4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White448 games · +209 =141 −98 · 62%
As Black455 games · +197 =140 −118 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%307 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%132 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%72 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game31%50 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense19%31 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game69%115 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense31%51 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 d5
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