Ilja Makarjev's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 233062 games
Ilja Makarjev, from Russia, has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilja Makarjev most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +9 =11 −7 · 54%
As Black35 games · +11 =14 −10 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%26 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense57%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense43%9 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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