Valeriu Nicolaide's chess openings
Peak rating 235512 games
Valeriu Nicolaide has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valeriu Nicolaide most often opens with 1.c4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As Black7 games · +1 =2 −4 · 29%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening60%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 f5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 g6
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