Igor Sotnikov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2462105 games
Igor Sotnikov, International Master from Russia, has 105 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor Sotnikov most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White44 games · +17 =20 −7 · 61%
As Black61 games · +17 =25 −19 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%44 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%27 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%14 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game30%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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