Kim Nygren's chess openings
CM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 2146323 games
Kim Nygren, Candidate Master from Sweden, has 323 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kim Nygren most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White151 games · +60 =23 −68 · 47%
As Black172 games · +58 =27 −87 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%112 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%29 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening3%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%38 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game19%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense15%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense56%40 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game23%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense11%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
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