Vignir Vatnar Stefansson's chess openings
GM🇮🇸 IcelandFIDE 25341,449 games
Vignir Vatnar Stefansson, Grandmaster from Iceland, has 1,449 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vignir Vatnar Stefansson most often opens with 1.d4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White725 games · +359 =223 −143 · 65%
As Black724 games · +300 =230 −194 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening52%359 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%133 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%91 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%130 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%39 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e6 French Defense13%37 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%106 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%75 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense19%52 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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