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Nikolaj Mikkelsen's chess openings

IM🇩🇰 DenmarkFIDE 2450415 games

Nikolaj Mikkelsen, International Master from Denmark, has 415 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolaj Mikkelsen most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White216 games · +100 =67 −49 · 62%
As Black199 games · +80 =64 −55 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%
    204 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%
    9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Bg5 d5
  3. 1.f4 Bird's Opening0%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 c5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%
    70 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game15%
    13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense7%
    6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%
    57 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game14%
    10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense6%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6

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