Ilia Smirin's chess openings
GM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 25602,674 games
Ilia Smirin, Grandmaster from Israel, has 2,674 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilia Smirin most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White1,384 games · +630 =570 −184 · 66%
As Black1,290 games · +476 =521 −293 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%1,226 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening7%94 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%24 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%450 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%47 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%43 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%494 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d65%28 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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