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Nicola Altini's chess openings

IM🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 23611,187 games

Nicola Altini, International Master from Italy, has 1,187 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nicola Altini most often opens with 1.d4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White591 games · +319 =83 −189 · 61%
As Black596 games · +255 =93 −248 · 51%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening77%
    448 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%
    124 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%
    13 games · scores 77% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%
    234 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game15%
    42 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%
    4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game93%
    184 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense5%
    10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense1%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6

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