Mark Smirnov's chess openings
IM🇰🇿 KazakhstanFIDE 24511,473 games
Mark Smirnov, International Master from Kazakhstan, has 1,473 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Smirnov most often opens with 1.e4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White748 games · +395 =94 −259 · 59%
As Black725 games · +347 =90 −288 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening76%564 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack8%61 games · scores 61% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%40 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%151 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%96 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense14%47 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%193 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...b6 English Defense2%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nc3 Nf6
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