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Shankovsky, A's chess openings

IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2406116 games

Shankovsky, A, International Master from Ukraine, has 116 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shankovsky, A most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.

As White58 games · +28 =9 −21 · 56%
As Black58 games · +19 =10 −29 · 41%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%
    53 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening5%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense45%
    13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game34%
    10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%
    4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense57%
    8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game36%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 gxf6
  3. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense7%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5

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