Vaclav Novak's chess openings
Peak rating 194929 games
Vaclav Novak has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vaclav Novak most often opens with 1.e4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White16 games · +3 =7 −6 · 41%
As Black13 games · +1 =7 −5 · 35%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening69%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Nbd2 d5
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