Yuri Malinin's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2130187 games
Yuri Malinin, International Master from Russia, has 187 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yuri Malinin most often opens with 1.d4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White106 games · +48 =22 −36 · 56%
As Black81 games · +33 =23 −25 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%48 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening31%33 games · scores 52% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%25 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense13%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense66%19 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense21%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...d614%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nd7
Playing Yuri Malinin soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Yuri Malinin plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep