Nester, I's chess openings
IM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2268412 games
Nester, I, International Master from Ukraine, has 412 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nester, I most often opens with 1.Nf3 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White204 games · +83 =77 −44 · 60%
As Black208 games · +62 =83 −63 · 50%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening96%195 games · scores 59% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.g3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game71%78 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense18%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense6%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense58%34 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense15%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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