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Thai Dai Van Nguyen's chess openings

GM🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 26231,460 games

Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Grandmaster from Czechia, has 1,460 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thai Dai Van Nguyen most often opens with 1.e4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White744 games · +281 =330 −133 · 60%
As Black716 games · +196 =350 −170 · 52%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening52%
    385 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%
    204 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%
    91 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%
    126 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game40%
    113 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
  3. 1...e6 French Defense14%
    40 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%
    174 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game30%
    76 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense1%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6

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