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Mikhail Tsarkov's chess openings

🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 176248 games

Mikhail Tsarkov, from Russia, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Tsarkov most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White26 games · +8 =4 −14 · 38%
As Black22 games · +1 =3 −18 · 11%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%
    21 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%
    5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense88%
    7 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game100%
    7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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