Nikolai Kabanov's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2422928 games
Nikolai Kabanov, Grandmaster from Russia, has 928 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Kabanov most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White475 games · +220 =103 −152 · 57%
As Black453 games · +154 =95 −204 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%408 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%17 games · scores 74% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%15 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%80 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense21%50 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game18%43 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%106 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d614%22 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense10%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7
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