Kavutskiy, K's chess openings
IM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 23121,661 games
Kavutskiy, K, International Master from United States, has 1,661 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kavutskiy, K most often opens with 1.d4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White828 games · +381 =162 −285 · 56%
As Black833 games · +308 =160 −365 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening70%577 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%147 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%89 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%230 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense17%62 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game10%37 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%290 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d62%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6
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