Ivan Novak's chess openings
🇭🇷 CroatiaFIDE 2252379 games
Ivan Novak, from Croatia, has 379 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivan Novak most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White218 games · +82 =88 −48 · 58%
As Black161 games · +30 =71 −60 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%195 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense54%51 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game13%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%17 games · scores 24% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense20%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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