WFM Galina Novikova

Full name

Galina Novikova

Born

1983 (age 42)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Russia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (9 games)

French Defense: Knight Variation, Wing Gambit (5 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical Variation (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: French, Deferred Wing Gambit (4 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (7 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (6 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (4 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (4 games)

Réti Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexandra Botez (2231) Galina Novikova (2537)	0-1	33	2025
Galina Novikova (2501) Alejandro Gonzalez Vega (2242)	1-0	68	2024
Galina Novikova (2526) Mahel Boyer (2669)	1-0	28	2024
Galina Novikova (2518) Viktor Poddubnyi (2263)	1-0	50	2024
Galina Novikova (2514) Justin Sarkar (2360)	1-0	42	2024
Galina Novikova (2505) Ademola Sorungbe (2314)	1-0	42	2024
Galina Novikova (2471) Jeffrey Quirke (2107)	1-0	36	2024
Galina Novikova (2493) Brian McLaren (2211)	1-0	53	2024
Galina Novikova (2416) Andrew Metrick (2234)	1-0	56	2024
Galina Novikova (2419) Alexandr Kostiukov (2302)	1-0	35	2024