Nikolai V Krogius's chess openings
Peak rating 2575479 games
Nikolai V Krogius has 479 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai V Krogius most often opens with 1.d4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White222 games · +76 =121 −25 · 61%
As Black257 games · +65 =145 −47 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%101 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening30%67 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%40 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%54 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%47 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense9%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%67 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
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