Alexander Velikanov's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2352923 games
Alexander Velikanov, International Master from United States, has 923 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Velikanov most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White454 games · +235 =61 −158 · 58%
As Black469 games · +209 =51 −209 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%319 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%74 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%32 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense46%96 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%38 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%18 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%114 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d65%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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