Nikanova, E's chess openings
WFM🇷🇴 RomaniaFIDE 2168157 games
Nikanova, E, Woman FIDE Master from Romania, has 157 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikanova, E most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White85 games · +26 =14 −45 · 39%
As Black72 games · +13 =11 −48 · 26%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%70 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense65%17 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense15%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense15%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%15 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...d613%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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