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Mikhail Barsov's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 178552 games

Mikhail Barsov, from Germany, has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Barsov most often opens with 1.c4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White26 games · +14 =6 −6 · 65%
As Black26 games · +10 =4 −12 · 46%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening65%
    17 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening31%
    8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d3 Nf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 c6 2.c4 d5 3.g3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%
    9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Nc6
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%
    9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game57%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+

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