Vladimir Minko's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2370405 games
Vladimir Minko, International Master from Russia, has 405 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Minko most often opens with 1.d4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White201 games · +76 =69 −56 · 55%
As Black204 games · +58 =65 −81 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening93%186 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening4%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%90 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%56 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
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