Vl1 Smirnov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 235165 games
Vl1 Smirnov, International Master from Russia, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vl1 Smirnov most often opens with 1.d4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White32 games · +20 =9 −3 · 77%
As Black33 games · +11 =8 −14 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%27 games · scores 78% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d6 3.c4 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense36%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Ng4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense27%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game75%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
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