Michael Kalinin's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 238035 games
Michael Kalinin, FIDE Master from Russia, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Kalinin most often opens with 1.d4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +7 =3 −4 · 61%
As Black21 games · +5 =9 −7 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening71%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense53%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1...e5 Open Game7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d620%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 g6
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