Josif E Vatnikov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 231655 games
Josif E Vatnikov, International Master from Russia, has 55 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Josif E Vatnikov most often opens with 1.e4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +10 =7 −8 · 54%
As Black30 games · +9 =10 −11 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening52%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.c4 English Opening20%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game89%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7
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