Semen Novozhilov's chess openings
IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2434940 games
Semen Novozhilov, International Master from Russia, has 940 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Semen Novozhilov most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White465 games · +239 =85 −141 · 61%
As Black475 games · +205 =91 −179 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%425 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%28 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c5 3.b3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%168 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense22%50 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game5%12 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%147 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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