Nikolajev, Denis
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ID: 11601493
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Denis Nikolajev

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FIDE ratings

2,345Classical
2,341Rapid
2,221Blitz

Performance

50 games
14% Win
32% Draw
54% Loss

Denis Nikolajev's playing style

Overall score:30%7W 16D 27L over 50 games
Strongest in classical:35%in 40 games
Out of form:10%0W 4D 16L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
100%
4g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Scotch Game: Mieses Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
100%
4g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

19 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

19 games in this line · White to move

Results for Nikolajev, Denis as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
37%
42%
21%
Move
14 · 74%
43%
43%
14%
5 · 26%
20%
40%
40%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Nov 19, 2017
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Indricans, Olgerts(2077)
D—
Nov 19, 2017
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Indricans, Olgerts(2077)
D—
Jun 10, 2012
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMMiezis, Normunds(2577)
L—
Jun 10, 2012
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMMiezis, Normunds(2574)
L—
Dec 21, 2008
OTB - PGNMentor
GMMuzychuk, Anna(2508)
L—
Dec 21, 2008
OTB - MillBase1129
GMSergeev, Vladimir(2519)
L—
Dec 21, 2008
OTB - MillBase1129
GMSergeev, Vladimir(2519)
L—
Dec 21, 2008
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMMuzychuk, Anna(2508)
L—
Dec 21, 2008
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMPortisch, Lajos(2513)
L—
Dec 21, 2008
OTB - PGNMentor
GMPortisch, Lajos(2513)
L—

Research Denis Nikolajev’s games and opening repertoire

Denis Nikolajev is rated 2345 in standard, 2341 in rapid, 2221 in blitz by FIDE. Denis Nikolajev plays for Latvia.

Denis Nikolajev has FIDE ID 11601493.

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