Balakirev, I's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 222927 games
Balakirev, I, from Russia, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Balakirev, I most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +8 =1 −5 · 61%
As Black13 games · +4 =5 −4 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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