Vadim Ruban's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2545304 games
Vadim Ruban, Grandmaster from Russia, has 304 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vadim Ruban most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White152 games · +56 =67 −29 · 59%
As Black152 games · +47 =61 −44 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%150 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%77 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game6%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%35 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
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