Galina Novikova's chess openings
WFM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 20091,966 games
Galina Novikova, Woman FIDE Master from Russia, has 1,966 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Galina Novikova most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White984 games · +421 =43 −520 · 45%
As Black982 games · +381 =49 −552 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%932 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%43 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 gxf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.Nf3 d4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense95%465 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game5%23 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game28%80 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
- 1...e527%78 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense26%73 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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