Ruslan Kashtanov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2357654 games
Ruslan Kashtanov, International Master from Russia, has 654 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruslan Kashtanov most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White331 games · +122 =51 −158 · 45%
As Black323 games · +113 =56 −154 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%165 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%73 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%57 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%102 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense22%33 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%88 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%19 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
Playing Ruslan Kashtanov soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Ruslan Kashtanov plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep