Nikola Kanov's chess openings
IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2447490 games
Nikola Kanov, International Master from Bulgaria, has 490 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikola Kanov most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White248 games · +113 =67 −68 · 59%
As Black242 games · +91 =67 −84 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%218 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening10%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%48 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game37%40 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense17%18 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%64 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game19%15 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 c5
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