Mati Nei's chess openings
🇪🇪 EstoniaFIDE 235263 games
Mati Nei, from Estonia, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mati Nei most often opens with 1.b3 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White33 games · +17 =5 −11 · 59%
As Black30 games · +18 =4 −8 · 67%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack70%23 games · scores 65% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening21%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%18 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game86%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c614%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 e6
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