Alexander Volzhin's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2540446 games
Alexander Volzhin, Grandmaster from Russia, has 446 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Volzhin most often opens with 1.d4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White228 games · +107 =93 −28 · 67%
As Black218 games · +56 =117 −45 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening64%145 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening24%55 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%23 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%69 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%30 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%42 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%26 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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