FM Igor A Nikolayev

Full name

Igor Nikolayev

Born

1962 (age 63)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (7 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)

Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack (2 games)

French Defense: Knight Variation, Two Knights Variation (2 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Flohr Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

Budapest Gambit: Rubinstein Variation (3 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (2 games)

Ruy López Opening: Classical, Central Variation, Benelux, Modern Main Line (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (2 games)

Italian Game: Knight Attack, Fritz, Gruber Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Igor A Nikolayev (2375) Carl Adamec (2043)	1-0	48	2013
Igor A Nikolayev (2375) Yefim Treger (2197)	1-0	41	2013
David Carter (2104) Igor A Nikolayev (2375)	0-1	41	2013
Igor A Nikolayev (2361) Jasmine Chen (2013)	1-0	40	2012
Igor A Nikolayev (2344) Rafael Felipe Prasca Sosa (2429)	½-½	59	2011
Robert K Wisbauer (2090) Igor A Nikolayev (2344)	0-1	44	2011
Patrick Chi (2046) Igor A Nikolayev (2344)	0-1	54	2011
Igor A Nikolayev (2282) Michael Chiang (1989)	1-0	30	2010
Igor A Nikolayev (2282) Joel Benjamin (2561)	0-1	56	2010
Marc Esserman (2400) Igor A Nikolayev (2282)	1-0	32	2010

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