Ilja Golichenko's chess openings
IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2433313 games
Ilja Golichenko, International Master from Ukraine, has 313 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilja Golichenko most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White164 games · +72 =45 −47 · 58%
As Black149 games · +64 =31 −54 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%163 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense87%68 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense13%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%59 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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