Botalova, Y's chess openings
WFM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 186847 games
Botalova, Y, Woman FIDE Master from Russia, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Botalova, Y most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White24 games · +9 =6 −9 · 50%
As Black23 games · +1 =4 −18 · 13%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%24 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense92%12 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%9 games · scores 6% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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