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Molchanov, N's chess openings

🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 210241 games

Molchanov, N, from Ukraine, has 41 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Molchanov, N most often opens with 1.c4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White20 games · +6 =6 −8 · 45%
As Black21 games · +4 =4 −13 · 29%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening55%
    11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
  3. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack15%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game25%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense8%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  2. 1...d625%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game25%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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