Nikolay Averin's chess openings
IMFIDE 2430672 games
Nikolay Averin, International Master, has 672 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolay Averin most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White340 games · +146 =87 −107 · 56%
As Black332 games · +113 =94 −125 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%324 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.a33%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.a3 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense77%109 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense23%32 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game53%57 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense47%50 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
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