Shishkin, Va's chess openings
GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 240562 games
Shishkin, Va, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shishkin, Va most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White31 games · +11 =13 −7 · 56%
As Black31 games · +12 =11 −8 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%31 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense95%19 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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