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Mai Narva's chess openings

IM🇪🇪 EstoniaFIDE 24171,766 games

Mai Narva, International Master from Estonia, has 1,766 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mai Narva most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White907 games · +475 =168 −264 · 62%
As Black859 games · +380 =147 −332 · 53%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%
    743 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%
    126 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6
  3. 1.c4 English Opening2%
    21 games · scores 79% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%
    251 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game15%
    58 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%
    35 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%
    224 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense15%
    47 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game12%
    38 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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