Nicolas Croad's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2190387 games
Nicolas Croad, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 387 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nicolas Croad most often opens with 1.d4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White191 games · +82 =60 −49 · 59%
As Black196 games · +85 =42 −69 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening76%144 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%37 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense37%32 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%31 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense14%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%76 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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