Maltsev, L's chess openings
CM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 199368 games
Maltsev, L, Candidate Master from Ukraine, has 68 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maltsev, L most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White40 games · +15 =13 −12 · 54%
As Black28 games · +7 =7 −14 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%39 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%10 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense38%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense86%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.cxd5 Bxb1
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