Nikolai Kurenkov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaPeak rating 219540 games
Nikolai Kurenkov, from Russia, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Kurenkov most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White21 games · +8 =6 −7 · 52%
As Black19 games · +9 =3 −7 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%21 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense62%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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