Nikita Matinian's chess openings
GMFIDE 23894,623 games
Nikita Matinian, Grandmaster, has 4,623 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikita Matinian most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White2,331 games · +1,247 =311 −773 · 60%
As Black2,292 games · +1,074 =307 −911 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%2,066 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%82 games · scores 66% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%46 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%614 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%235 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%149 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%599 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d610%75 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%31 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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