Werner Nicolai's chess openings
Peak rating 220050 games
Werner Nicolai has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Werner Nicolai most often opens with 1.d4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White26 games · +6 =11 −9 · 44%
As Black24 games · +8 =7 −9 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening65%17 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening23%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game77%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...e6 French Defense15%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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