Prepare against Roman Malyshev

United States · World #35,644 classical · FIDE ID 24105325

Our database contains 39 games by Roman Malyshev, covering Oct 2004 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Roman Malyshev's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Roman Malyshev before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Roman Malyshev's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Roman Malyshev's side.

First moves as White (18 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 78% of White games, 46.4% score
  • …Nf6 (43% of these games) — Malyshev usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)
  • …d5 (21% of these games) — Malyshev usually continues c4 (66.7% score)
  • …e6 (14% of these games) — Malyshev usually continues c4 (100.0% score)
• 1.c4 — 22% of White games, 75.0% score
  • …c6 (50% of these games) — Malyshev usually continues e4 (50.0% score)
  • …f5 (25% of these games) — Malyshev usually continues Nc3 (100.0% score)
  • …e5 (25% of these games) — Malyshev usually continues Nc3 (100.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (12 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (7 games)

Roman Malyshev's chess games

All 39 games by Roman Malyshev in the Chess.ceo database (Oct 2004 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 11 wins, 9 draws, 19 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Roman Malyshev's chess games?

39 games by Roman Malyshev, from Oct 2004 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Roman Malyshev has played.

What does Roman Malyshev play on the first move as White?

Across 18 games with White in our database, Roman Malyshev opens with 1.d4 (78% of games), 1.c4 (22% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Roman Malyshev answers 1...c5 (75% of games), 1...d6 (25% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (86% of games), 1...Nf6 (14% of games).

What openings does Roman Malyshev play as White?

As White, Roman Malyshev's most-played openings in our database are: Slav Defense (3 games, 33.3% win rate); King's Indian Defense (2 games, 0.0% win rate); Queen's Indian Defense (2 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 18 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Roman Malyshev play as Black?

As Black, Roman Malyshev most often plays: Sicilian (4 games, 0.0% win rate); London System (3 games, 33.3% win rate); Pirc Defense (3 games, 0.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 21 games.

What is Roman Malyshev's FIDE rating?

Roman Malyshev is currently rated 1,956 in classical chess, 2,039 in rapid and 2,017 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,185 (Apr 2007).

How many games has Roman Malyshev played?

Our database contains 39 games by Roman Malyshev, covering Oct 2004 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 11 wins, 9 draws, 19 losses (28.2% win rate).

How do I prepare against Roman Malyshev?

39 games by Roman Malyshev reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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