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Nikolai Nikov's chess openings

🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 230511 games

Nikolai Nikov, from Bulgaria, has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Nikov most often opens with 1.c4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White5 games · +1 =3 −1 · 50%
As Black6 games · +1 =3 −2 · 42%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening80%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 c5
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game100%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game100%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6

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