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ID: 34189103

Nikolai Popov

FIDE ratings

1,607Classical
1,581Rapid

Performance

34 games
38% Win
21% Draw
41% Loss

Nikolai Popov's playing style

Overall score:49%13W 7D 14L over 34 games
Out of form:40%5W 6D 9L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense
50%
50%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange
100%
2g
French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
100%
1g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
100%
1g
Slav Defense
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Knights Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Yusupov-Rubinstein System
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
1g
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense
100%
1g
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Lutikov Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

14 games as white in scope
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7
6
5
4
3
2
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b
c
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e
f
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

14 games in this line · White to move

Results for Popov, Nikolai as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
50%
21%
29%
Move
8 · 57%
50%
25%
25%
6 · 43%
50%
17%
33%

Game History

(34 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 1, 1999
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Rogemont, Alain(2235)
L—
Jan 1, 1998
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Valceanu, Ioan-Mihai(2135)
W—
Jan 1, 1998
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Popa, Gabriel(1717)
W—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Wood, Jeff
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Dunn, Paul(2157)
W—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Armstrong, Seiji
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Hartstein, Alan
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Hieser, Bill
W—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - PGNMentor
FMCurtis, John(2290)
L—
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Bartlett, Stephen(2065)
D—

Research Nikolai Popov’s games and opening repertoire

Nikolai Popov is rated 1607 in standard, 1581 in rapid by FIDE. Nikolai Popov plays for Russia.

Nikolai Popov has FIDE ID 34189103.

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