Valen Sorokin's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 231129 games
Valen Sorokin, FIDE Master from Russia, has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valen Sorokin most often opens with 1.d4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +6 =4 −2 · 67%
As Black17 games · +10 =2 −5 · 65%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening58%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening17%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense38%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense38%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...e5 Open Game13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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