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Vikulov, A's chess openings

FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 208566 games

Vikulov, A, FIDE Master from Russia, has 66 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vikulov, A most often opens with 1.d4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White32 games · +17 =5 −10 · 61%
As Black34 games · +11 =9 −14 · 46%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%
    14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening38%
    12 games · scores 79% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...g6 Modern Defense35%
    6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense35%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense29%
    5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense42%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
  2. 1...d617%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Bg7
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense17%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

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