Nikola Topalov's chess openings
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaFIDE 165042 games
Nikola Topalov, from North Macedonia, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikola Topalov most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White20 games · +5 =2 −13 · 30%
As Black22 games · +4 =4 −14 · 27%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%17 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Nbd7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d6
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