Nikolai Vekshenkov's chess openings
Peak rating 2462112 games
Nikolai Vekshenkov has 112 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolai Vekshenkov most often opens with 1.c4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White51 games · +26 =18 −7 · 69%
As Black61 games · +17 =25 −19 · 48%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening41%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening24%12 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%10 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense65%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%7 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense10%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 c5
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