Oleg Nikolenko's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2456487 games
Oleg Nikolenko, Grandmaster from Russia, has 487 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Oleg Nikolenko most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White249 games · +108 =101 −40 · 64%
As Black238 games · +70 =118 −50 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%242 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense85%103 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game6%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense3%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%66 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense20%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6
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