Nikolay Cholakov's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 186848 games
Nikolay Cholakov, from Bulgaria, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolay Cholakov most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +13 =5 −7 · 62%
As Black23 games · +8 =7 −8 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%12 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.e3 cxd4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening32%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense40%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nd7 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.e4 Bg7
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