Nikola Velikov's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 204870 games
Nikola Velikov, from Bulgaria, has 70 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikola Velikov most often opens with 1.e4 (42% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +5 =12 −16 · 33%
As Black37 games · +10 =7 −20 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening42%14 games · scores 18% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.c4 English Opening30%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening21%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%21 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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