Nikolay Shirshov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 208251 games
Nikolay Shirshov, from Russia, has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolay Shirshov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (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 White25 games · +7 =2 −16 · 32%
As Black26 games · +12 =1 −13 · 48%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening75%18 games · scores 28% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening17%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bg7
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