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Konstantin Novikov's chess openings

🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 228458 games

Konstantin Novikov, from Russia, has 58 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Konstantin Novikov most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White32 games · +6 =9 −17 · 33%
As Black26 games · +4 =2 −20 · 19%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%
    31 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening3%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense78%
    7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
  2. 1...g6 Modern Defense11%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%
    11 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense8%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d5 b5

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