Momchil Nikolov's chess openings
Peak rating 246548 games
Momchil Nikolov has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Momchil Nikolov most often opens with 1.d4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White24 games · +5 =14 −5 · 50%
As Black24 games · +8 =15 −1 · 65%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening79%19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening17%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%9 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 b6
- 1...e5 Open Game9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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