David Kanovsky's chess openings
IM🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 2376731 games
David Kanovsky, International Master from Czechia, has 731 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Kanovsky most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White384 games · +145 =164 −75 · 59%
As Black347 games · +110 =140 −97 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%288 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening13%51 games · scores 71% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%29 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%100 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense39%67 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game2%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%94 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense12%14 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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