Maksim Tsaruk's chess openings
GMFIDE 24811,920 games
Maksim Tsaruk, Grandmaster, has 1,920 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maksim Tsaruk most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White963 games · +509 =198 −256 · 63%
As Black957 games · +447 =219 −291 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%818 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%69 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%44 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game59%232 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%49 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%43 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%207 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense18%59 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%57 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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