Yuri Yakovich's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 25131,293 games
Yuri Yakovich, Grandmaster from Russia, has 1,293 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yuri Yakovich most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White670 games · +315 =270 −85 · 67%
As Black623 games · +188 =304 −131 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%452 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%150 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening9%61 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%265 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%33 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%120 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%60 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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