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Farhad Tahirov's chess openings

GM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 245182 games

Farhad Tahirov, Grandmaster from Azerbaijan, has 82 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Farhad Tahirov most often opens with 1.d4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White32 games · +10 =12 −10 · 50%
As Black50 games · +12 =13 −25 · 37%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening61%
    19 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.c4 English Opening23%
    7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d3 d6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense90%
    26 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense10%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%
    11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game27%
    4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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