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Iuri Shkuro's chess openings

GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 253560 games

Iuri Shkuro, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Iuri Shkuro most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White30 games · +12 =13 −5 · 62%
As Black30 games · +7 =16 −7 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%
    23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%
    3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bh4 g5
  3. 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening7%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.f4 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense59%
    10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense35%
    6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e6 French Defense6%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...Nc650%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 e5

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