Ian Nicholson's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 18356 games
Ian Nicholson, from United States, has 6 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian Nicholson most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White2 games · +1 =0 −1 · 50%
As Black4 games · +1 =1 −2 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
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