Nikolai Vlassov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 23226,562 games
Nikolai Vlassov, International Master from Russia, has 6,562 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Vlassov most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3,275 games · +1,748 =353 −1,174 · 59%
As Black3,287 games · +1,512 =338 −1,437 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%3,192 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.g4 Grob Opening1%36 games · scores 78% · main line 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 c6 3.h3 e5
- 1.e3 Van't Kruijs Opening0%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e3 d5 2.Qe2 Nf6 3.Kd1 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense79%1,150 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%272 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1,083 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense0%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense0%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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