Vitaliy Minakov's chess openings
28 games
Vitaliy Minakov has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vitaliy Minakov most often opens with 1.e4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White13 games · +8 =1 −4 · 65%
As Black15 games · +5 =5 −5 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening15%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense89%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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