Matvei Nikolaev's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 197147 games
Matvei Nikolaev, from Russia, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matvei Nikolaev most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White24 games · +9 =3 −12 · 44%
As Black23 games · +6 =5 −12 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%18 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense11%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 e6 3.exf5 exf5
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