Igor A Novikov's chess openings
GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 24661,163 games
Igor A Novikov, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,163 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Igor A Novikov most often opens with 1.d4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White556 games · +239 =265 −52 · 67%
As Black607 games · +208 =309 −90 · 60%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening98%547 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%291 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game68%143 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense32%66 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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