Momchil Nikolov's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 24221,525 games
Momchil Nikolov, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 1,525 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Momchil Nikolov most often opens with 1.d4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White770 games · +357 =334 −79 · 68%
As Black755 games · +306 =342 −107 · 63%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening76%581 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%116 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%44 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%254 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%109 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%251 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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