Malakhov, I's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2401384 games
Malakhov, I, International Master from Russia, has 384 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Malakhov, I most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White194 games · +93 =56 −45 · 62%
As Black190 games · +55 =68 −67 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%164 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening8%16 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%13 games · scores 73% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%86 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%69 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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