Nikolajev, D's chess openings
🇱🇻 LatviaFIDE 234513 games
Nikolajev, D, from Latvia, has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolajev, D most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White3 games · +0 =1 −2 · 17%
As Black10 games · +1 =2 −7 · 20%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game25%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Be6
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