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Mikhail Shugalei's chess openings

🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 180027 games

Mikhail Shugalei, from Russia, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Shugalei most often opens with 1.Nf3 (33% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White13 games · +2 =4 −7 · 31%
As Black14 games · +2 =1 −11 · 18%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%
    4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
  3. 1.c4 English Opening25%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game33%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 d6
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game75%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7

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