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Sergei Novikov's chess openings

🇪🇪 EstoniaFIDE 163622 games

Sergei Novikov, from Estonia, has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sergei Novikov most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White10 games · +5 =1 −4 · 55%
As Black12 games · +4 =0 −8 · 33%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%
    10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.d3 a6
  2. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense29%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
  3. 1...e5 Open Game14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5

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