Svetlov, D's chess openings
IMFIDE 2335241 games
Svetlov, D, International Master, has 241 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Svetlov, D 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 White119 games · +54 =15 −50 · 52%
As Black122 games · +34 =21 −67 · 36%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening52%61 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening33%39 games · scores 53% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%29 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense31%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense8%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%22 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game43%19 games · scores 26% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense5%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
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