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German Yu Kalinichenko's chess openings

FIDE 180575 games

German Yu Kalinichenko has 75 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, German Yu Kalinichenko most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White34 games · +20 =6 −8 · 68%
As Black41 games · +11 =11 −19 · 40%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%
    33 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game89%
    24 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Nc6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%
    10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game9%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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