Marfa Esaulova's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 189126 games
Marfa Esaulova, from Russia, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marfa Esaulova most often opens with 1.c4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +6 =3 −5 · 54%
As Black12 games · +2 =1 −9 · 21%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening86%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.a47%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.a4 e5 2.e3 d5 3.d4 e4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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