Irina Mikhaylova's chess openings
WGM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 216632 games
Irina Mikhaylova, Woman Grandmaster from Russia, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Irina Mikhaylova most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +5 =2 −8 · 40%
As Black17 games · +6 =3 −8 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening27%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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