Nikolai Vasilev's chess openings
FM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 220353 games
Nikolai Vasilev, FIDE Master from Bulgaria, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Vasilev most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White27 games · +10 =8 −9 · 52%
As Black26 games · +7 =6 −13 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%21 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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