Mikhail Shur's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 242368 games
Mikhail Shur, International Master from United States, has 68 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Shur most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White40 games · +14 =17 −9 · 56%
As Black28 games · +6 =18 −4 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%40 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense85%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense82%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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