GM Sergey Volkov

RussiaRussia
Born 1974
Elo2409
FIDE Profile Wikipedia

Sergey Volkov is a Russian Grandmaster who won the national championship in 2000. He competed in three FIDE World Championships (2000, 2002, 2004) and the 2007 FIDE World Cup, favoring solid openings such as the French Defence and Slav Defence.

Sergey Volkov

Associated Openings

As White

E73King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 5.Be290 games
E25Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 7.cxd545 games

As Black

—French and Owen Systems (1...e6)425 games
C00French Defense425 games
D10Slav Defense300 games
D11Slav Defence: 1.d4 d5 2.c4...... 3.Nf3208 games
D15Slav Defence: 1.d4 d5 2.c4...... 4.Nc3199 games
C11French Defense: Classical Variation173 games
C05French Defence, Tarrasch Variation: Nf6108 games
C06French Defence, Tarrasch Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4...... 8.cxd476 games
C12French Defence, Classical Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4...... Bb454 games

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