Irina Merkulova's chess openings
🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 211837 games
Irina Merkulova, from Ukraine, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Irina Merkulova 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...Nf6.
As White21 games · +12 =3 −6 · 64%
As Black16 games · +6 =2 −8 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
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