Nikita Kazantsev's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 214565 games
Nikita Kazantsev, from Russia, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikita Kazantsev most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +7 =7 −19 · 32%
As Black32 games · +6 =8 −18 · 31%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%32 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game100%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
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