Mikhail Ekdyshman's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2257476 games
Mikhail Ekdyshman, International Master from Russia, has 476 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Ekdyshman most often opens with 1.e4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White239 games · +103 =35 −101 · 50%
As Black237 games · +98 =31 −108 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening49%118 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%69 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening13%30 games · scores 45% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%93 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%60 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense8%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
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