Ion Nica's chess openings
🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 172032 games
Ion Nica, from Canada, has 32 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ion Nica most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +2 =7 −7 · 34%
As Black16 games · +1 =4 −11 · 19%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack25%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening19%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Bf5 3.Bb2 Nd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense60%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 3.Bg5 Qb6
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