Magizhnan Nikhil's chess openings
CM🇮🇳 IndiaFIDE 199681 games
Magizhnan Nikhil, Candidate Master from India, has 81 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Magizhnan Nikhil most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White40 games · +12 =11 −17 · 44%
As Black41 games · +8 =12 −21 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%38 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack5%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense47%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense24%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
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