Nikolaj Petrov's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 174193 games
Nikolaj Petrov, from Czechia, has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolaj Petrov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White43 games · +17 =5 −21 · 45%
As Black50 games · +15 =6 −29 · 36%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening49%21 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening23%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense30%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense30%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense30%8 games · scores 81% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d614%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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