Nijat Abasov's chess openings
GM🇦🇿 AzerbaijanFIDE 25801,569 games
Nijat Abasov, Grandmaster from Azerbaijan, has 1,569 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nijat Abasov most often opens with 1.d4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White794 games · +359 =322 −113 · 65%
As Black775 games · +252 =341 −182 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening41%317 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening39%302 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening10%80 games · scores 70% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%192 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game28%102 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%34 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%226 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game15%39 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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