Pavel Novak's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 1696149 games
Pavel Novak, from Czechia, has 149 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavel Novak most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White84 games · +36 =19 −29 · 54%
As Black65 games · +17 =16 −32 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%77 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Bg4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense49%19 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game49%19 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 e5
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