Nikolai Biriukov's chess openings
IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2339187 games
Nikolai Biriukov, International Master from Ukraine, has 187 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Biriukov most often opens with 1.d4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White93 games · +43 =27 −23 · 61%
As Black94 games · +31 =37 −26 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening51%47 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening39%36 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense77%43 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d5
- 1...e5 Open Game11%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense5%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game31%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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