Mikulas Manik's chess openings
GM🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 22431,940 games
Mikulas Manik, Grandmaster from Slovakia, has 1,940 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikulas Manik most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White996 games · +428 =458 −110 · 66%
As Black944 games · +294 =449 −201 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%986 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening0%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening0%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense87%414 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%51 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%294 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%11 games · scores 18% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense3%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
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