Vitalij Novikov's chess openings
🇱🇹 LithuaniaFIDE 2232133 games
Vitalij Novikov, from Lithuania, has 133 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vitalij Novikov most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White65 games · +17 =24 −24 · 45%
As Black68 games · +24 =22 −22 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%65 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%26 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense80%20 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense8%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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