Pavel Novikov's chess openings
Peak rating 178612 games
Pavel Novikov has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pavel Novikov most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +2 =1 −4 · 36%
As Black5 games · +1 =2 −2 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.b3 c5 3.Bb2 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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