Usmanov, V's chess openings
IMFIDE 2450875 games
Usmanov, V, International Master, has 875 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Usmanov, V most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White435 games · +186 =128 −121 · 57%
As Black440 games · +120 =147 −173 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%250 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening27%119 games · scores 51% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening8%35 games · scores 59% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%59 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense32%57 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense12%22 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense64%105 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%44 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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