Mikhail Demidov's chess openings
GMFIDE 25122,426 games
Mikhail Demidov, Grandmaster, has 2,426 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Demidov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White1,230 games · +667 =338 −225 · 68%
As Black1,196 games · +587 =302 −307 · 62%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening61%640 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%310 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%42 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense42%215 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense28%142 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense21%105 games · scores 74% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense38%145 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%138 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%64 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Qe7
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