Lev Shangin's chess openings
CM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2209328 games
Lev Shangin, Candidate Master from United States, has 328 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lev Shangin most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White167 games · +63 =47 −57 · 52%
As Black161 games · +53 =41 −67 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%152 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.c3 Saragossa Opening4%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c3 Nf6 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 d5
- 1.d3 Mieses Opening1%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d3 d5 2.c3 Nf6 3.Nd2 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense96%72 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d3 b5 3.f4 Bb7
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%46 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c62%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.Nc3 b5 3.e4 Bb7
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