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Aleksey Sorokin's chess openings

GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2512878 games

Aleksey Sorokin, Grandmaster from Russia, has 878 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksey Sorokin most often opens with 1.d4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White455 games · +250 =113 −92 · 67%
As Black423 games · +206 =106 −111 · 61%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%
    381 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%
    44 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening4%
    20 games · scores 78% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense47%
    91 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%
    80 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game10%
    20 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%
    125 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game4%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%
    3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

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