Mal Nowak's chess openings
Peak rating 208226 games
Mal Nowak has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mal Nowak most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White11 games · +4 =3 −4 · 50%
As Black15 games · +4 =3 −8 · 37%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense33%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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