Startsev, V's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaPeak rating 224830 games
Startsev, V, from Russia, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Startsev, V most often opens with 1.e4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +7 =3 −3 · 65%
As Black17 games · +4 =5 −8 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense18%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 b6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d640%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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