Niki Stepanov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaPeak rating 183420 games
Niki Stepanov, from Russia, has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Niki Stepanov most often opens with 1.d4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +3 =2 −4 · 44%
As Black11 games · +4 =4 −3 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening67%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
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