Nikola Spiridonov's chess openings
Peak rating 2490614 games
Nikola Spiridonov has 614 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikola Spiridonov most often opens with 1.c4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White272 games · +93 =121 −58 · 56%
As Black342 games · +90 =141 −111 · 47%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening47%127 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening26%71 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%34 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense55%101 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%53 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense5%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%93 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense4%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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