Semen Balandin's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 173918 games
Semen Balandin, from Russia, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Semen Balandin most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +2 =1 −6 · 28%
As Black9 games · +2 =1 −6 · 28%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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