Mikhailov, Vi's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2428500 games
Mikhailov, Vi, International Master from Russia, has 500 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhailov, Vi most often opens with 1.Nf3 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White236 games · +122 =29 −85 · 58%
As Black264 games · +121 =27 −116 · 51%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening76%178 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening11%26 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense59%68 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%47 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%61 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense30%26 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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