Margarita Novikova's chess openings
WCM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 200037 games
Margarita Novikova, Woman Candidate Master from Germany, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Margarita Novikova most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White16 games · +8 =7 −1 · 72%
As Black21 games · +6 =9 −6 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening38%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense57%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense21%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...e5 Open Game14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5
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