Vadim Zvjaginsev's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 25222,460 games
Vadim Zvjaginsev, Grandmaster from Russia, has 2,460 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vadim Zvjaginsev most often opens with 1.e4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White1,230 games · +505 =622 −103 · 66%
As Black1,230 games · +324 =693 −213 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening49%547 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening20%226 games · scores 68% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%173 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%327 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game16%97 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense15%89 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense41%179 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%129 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d612%54 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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