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Irina Krush — Openings

Irina Krush's most-played openings, with game counts.

Irina Krush's favorite openings

Irina Krush's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Nimzo-Indian Defense (2 games), Slav Defense (2 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (1 game); with Black the Sicilian Defense (5 games), English Opening (4 games), Uncommon Opening (1 game). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 30% in the English Opening.

Opening familyGamesAs WhiteAs BlackScore
English Opening51430%
Sicilian Defense50510%
Nimzo-Indian Defense22075%
Slav Defense22050%
Grunfeld Defense1100%
King's Indian Defense110100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted1010%
Queen's Gambit Declined110100%
Uncommon Opening1010%

Families from the ECO codes of 19 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.

All openings by ECO code

Sicilian Defense (B30)2Polish (Sokolsky) Opening (A00)1English Opening (A20)1English: Sicilian Reversed (A25)1English: Four Knights (A28)1English: Symmetrical (A30)1English: Symmetrical (A37)1Sicilian Defense (B40)1Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B67)1Sicilian: Najdorf (B90)1Slav: Czech (D17)1Slav: Dutch (D19)1QGA: Classical (D26)1QGD: Exchange (D35)1Grünfeld: Russian (D97)1Nimzo-Indian: Classical (E35)1Nimzo-Indian Defense (E41)1King's Indian: Classical (E94)1

FAQ

What are Irina Krush's favorite openings?

Irina Krush's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Nimzo-Indian Defense (2 games), Slav Defense (2 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (1 game); with Black the Sicilian Defense (5 games), English Opening (4 games), Uncommon Opening (1 game). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 30% in the English Opening.

What does Irina Krush play with Black?

With Black the most played opening families are: Sicilian Defense (5), English Opening (4), Uncommon Opening (1), Queen's Gambit Accepted (1).

How many different openings does Irina Krush play here?

18 ECO codes in 9 opening families, in 19 games with a known ECO code.