Ruslan Sherbakov's chess openings
Peak rating 2580687 games
Ruslan Sherbakov has 687 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruslan Sherbakov most often opens with 1.d4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White329 games · +144 =147 −38 · 66%
As Black358 games · +119 =167 −72 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening79%260 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%33 games · scores 55% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%20 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%188 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game4%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game69%63 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense31%28 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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