Mikhail Rytshagov's chess openings
GM🇪🇪 EstoniaFIDE 2457720 games
Mikhail Rytshagov, Grandmaster from Estonia, has 720 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Rytshagov most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White374 games · +172 =162 −40 · 68%
As Black346 games · +91 =197 −58 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%365 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense87%149 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game12%20 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%92 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game15%16 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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