Nikolov, Ru's chess openings
FM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 229167 games
Nikolov, Ru, FIDE Master from Bulgaria, has 67 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolov, Ru most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White33 games · +16 =8 −9 · 61%
As Black34 games · +15 =9 −10 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%32 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b4 Polish Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.b4 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense38%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d631%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense13%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.Nc3 d6
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