Nikolai Ninov's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2307644 games
Nikolai Ninov, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 644 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Ninov most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White334 games · +153 =144 −37 · 67%
As Black310 games · +92 =145 −73 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%333 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%101 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game19%28 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense10%15 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense51%55 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game45%48 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d64%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
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