Nigametzianov, M's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 235754 games
Nigametzianov, M, FIDE Master from Russia, has 54 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nigametzianov, M most often opens with 1.d4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +11 =7 −7 · 58%
As Black29 games · +10 =11 −8 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening76%19 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game32%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...e6 French Defense16%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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