Nikolic, S.'s chess openings
Peak rating 235057 games
Nikolic, S. has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolic, S. most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White29 games · +9 =4 −16 · 38%
As Black28 games · +7 =8 −13 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening14%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense18%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game12%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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