Mihail Nikitenko's chess openings
GM🇧🇾 BelarusFIDE 24161,473 games
Mihail Nikitenko, Grandmaster from Belarus, has 1,473 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mihail Nikitenko most often opens with 1.e4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White758 games · +391 =201 −166 · 65%
As Black715 games · +315 =211 −189 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening66%494 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%142 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%58 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%125 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense26%84 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense15%47 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game48%133 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense41%114 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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