Vladimir Stepovoj's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 208181 games
Vladimir Stepovoj, International Master from Russia, has 81 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Stepovoj most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White45 games · +22 =14 −9 · 64%
As Black36 games · +10 =17 −9 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%30 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
- 1.c4 English Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense24%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game55%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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