Nikolay Monin's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2140188 games
Nikolay Monin, International Master from Russia, has 188 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolay Monin most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White80 games · +30 =29 −21 · 56%
As Black108 games · +34 =31 −43 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%48 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%16 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense98%56 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%21 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game41%16 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
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