Nikita Petrov's chess openings
🇮🇳 IndiaPeak rating 255649 games
Nikita Petrov, from India, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikita Petrov most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +11 =14 −1 · 69%
As Black23 games · +10 =13 −0 · 72%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%14 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening27%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.Bf4 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6
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