Ilja Biriukov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2309300 games
Ilja Biriukov, International Master from Russia, has 300 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilja Biriukov most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White148 games · +32 =19 −97 · 28%
As Black152 games · +45 =12 −95 · 34%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%89 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening22%31 games · scores 32% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%22 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense51%39 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense26%20 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game19%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%27 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%24 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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