Vachier Lagrave, M's chess openings
GM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 27175,890 games
Vachier Lagrave, M, Grandmaster from France, has 5,890 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vachier Lagrave, M most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2,976 games · +1,409 =1,139 −428 · 66%
As Black2,914 games · +1,074 =1,212 −628 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%2,039 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%277 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening7%194 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%903 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%95 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game6%67 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%881 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%86 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d61%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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