Nikita S. Nikolaev's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 198446 games
Nikita S. Nikolaev, from Russia, has 46 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikita S. Nikolaev most often opens with 1.d4 (88% 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 · +14 =2 −8 · 63%
As Black22 games · +6 =6 −10 · 41%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%21 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.e3 f5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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