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Nikolay Gutsulyak's chess openings

🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 192947 games

Nikolay Gutsulyak, from Russia, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolay Gutsulyak most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White28 games · +9 =7 −12 · 45%
As Black19 games · +4 =3 −12 · 29%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%
    28 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%
    6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%
    5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6

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