Yana Melnikova's chess openings
WGM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2214147 games
Yana Melnikova, Woman Grandmaster from Russia, has 147 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yana Melnikova most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White86 games · +38 =21 −27 · 56%
As Black61 games · +23 =12 −26 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%83 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 e6 3.Bb2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%28 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense17%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
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