Aleksandr Shimanov's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 257821 games
Aleksandr Shimanov, Grandmaster from Russia, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksandr Shimanov most often opens with 1.e4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +6 =4 −1 · 73%
As Black10 games · +3 =3 −4 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening55%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening9%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qe5+
- 1...e6 French Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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