Nick E De Firmian's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 23681,433 games
Nick E De Firmian, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,433 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nick E De Firmian 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...Nf6.
As White759 games · +352 =286 −121 · 65%
As Black674 games · +219 =285 −170 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%727 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%24 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%262 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense6%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%305 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
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