Mihail Nikitenko's chess openings
Peak rating 252150 games
Mihail Nikitenko has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mihail Nikitenko most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White29 games · +10 =12 −7 · 55%
As Black21 games · +11 =4 −6 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%26 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game50%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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