Nikolov, O's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 186028 games
Nikolov, O, from Bulgaria, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolov, O most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White16 games · +11 =1 −4 · 72%
As Black12 games · +3 =0 −9 · 25%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%15 games · scores 77% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1.c4 English Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game78%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6
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