A Yak 3 will out-turn any 190 in a long sustained turn, so you want to get in close, turn hard, and slow the fight down. Pretend you're a Zero or Spitfire; the Yak isn't as steady and can't turn quite that tight, but it's still a good way to fight against a 190.
Getting the fight to that slow stage is tricky against a 190 though. If you're both going fast at the merge then he has an advantage with the tougher engine and more guns; he'll gladly take the head-on. After a fast first merge you will probably still be unable to get in-close, another head-on or just off head-on merge will happen. After that you should be in-close and slow enough to start a turn-fight where the Yak will be better.
So the trick is to survive that first merge or two: a quick pull of the stick and kick of the rudder to the inside just as you're entering gun range will do the trick nine times out of ten. You can practice this move against AI in Quick Mission Builder to get the timing right. In between merges try to make him turn as much as possible, the 190's small wings will bleed lots of energy in long turns so make big, sweeping turns that tighten at the last second along with that rudder kick to spoil his shot.
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