GMValerij Popov
RUS · FIDE ID 4119410 · 14 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2521
#21 in RUS (active)
Rapid
2466
#36 in RUS (active)
Blitz
2452
#45 in RUS (active)
Score
54%
5 W · 5 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
2639
Last 14 games
Last game
2022-05-08
Russian Team Championship | Premier League
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 50% of games (scores 67%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 2 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 0%.
- By colour: 83% with White, 31% with Black.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 14 over-the-board games. 6 with White (83%), 8 with Black (31%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 3 | 67% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 100% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation, Pseudo-Sämisch | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 0% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-08 | Ivan Popov (2629) Russian Team Championship | Premier League | L |
| 2021-10-16 | Savva Vetokhin Russian Rapid Team Championship 2021 | Open | W |
| 2021-10-16 | Oleg Vastrukhin Russian Rapid Team Championship 2021 | Open | ½ |
| 2021-10-16 | Ivan Popov Russian Rapid Team Championship 2021 | Open | ½ |
| 2021-10-15 | Sergey Trushnikov Russian Rapid Team Championship 2021 | Open | W |
| 2021-10-15 | Boris Savchenko Russian Rapid Team Championship 2021 | Open | L |
| 2021-10-14 | Erik Obgolts Russian Blitz Team Championship 2021 | Open | ½ |
| 2021-10-14 | Boris Savchenko Russian Blitz Team Championship 2021 | Open | W |
| 2021-10-14 | Andrey Drygalov Russian Blitz Team Championship 2021 | Open | L |
| 2021-10-14 | Savva Vetokhin Russian Blitz Team Championship 2021 | Open | W |
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