Nikolaev, B.'s chess openings
29 games
Nikolaev, B. has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolaev, B. most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White15 games · +3 =2 −10 · 27%
As Black14 games · +1 =2 −11 · 14%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%15 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game82%9 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
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