Arkadij Naiditsch's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2580223 games
Arkadij Naiditsch, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 223 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Arkadij Naiditsch most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White118 games · +63 =30 −25 · 66%
As Black105 games · +38 =31 −36 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%113 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%30 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%30 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d63%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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