Shahin Valiyev's chess openings
IM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 2363377 games
Shahin Valiyev, International Master from Azerbaijan, has 377 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shahin Valiyev most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White191 games · +79 =58 −54 · 57%
As Black186 games · +41 =58 −87 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%180 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%91 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game70%45 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense30%19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
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