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Karel Novacek's chess openings

🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 199383 games

Karel Novacek, from Czechia, has 83 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karel Novacek 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 White42 games · +17 =13 −12 · 56%
As Black41 games · +9 =12 −20 · 37%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%
    42 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%
    17 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game28%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
  3. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense4%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%
    8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game11%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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