Mikhail Garakov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2447413 games
Mikhail Garakov, International Master from Russia, has 413 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Garakov most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White211 games · +116 =27 −68 · 61%
As Black202 games · +87 =24 −91 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%205 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%88 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense67%45 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense31%21 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 c5
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