Aleksander S Nikitin's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2443183 games
Aleksander S Nikitin, Grandmaster from Russia, has 183 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksander S Nikitin most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White97 games · +39 =33 −25 · 57%
As Black86 games · +21 =35 −30 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%61 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%25 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game37%18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense35%17 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense12%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%17 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game23%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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