Cherniak, L.'s chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 242142 games
Cherniak, L., from Russia, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cherniak, L. most often opens with 1.Nf3 (68% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White22 games · +8 =8 −6 · 55%
As Black20 games · +4 =9 −7 · 43%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening68%15 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense38%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense23%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7
- 1...e5 Open Game15%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6
- 1...d614%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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