Yavor Nikolov's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 204663 games
Yavor Nikolov, from Bulgaria, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yavor Nikolov most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +12 =10 −11 · 52%
As Black30 games · +6 =2 −22 · 23%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%28 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7
- 1.d3 Mieses Opening3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d3 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7
- 1...e5 Open Game29%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense12%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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