Malinin, S's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 182118 games
Malinin, S, from United States, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Malinin, S most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +3 =3 −2 · 56%
As Black10 games · +4 =1 −5 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense100%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6
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