Valentin Kazantsev's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 217419 games
Valentin Kazantsev, from Russia, has 19 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valentin Kazantsev most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +1 =2 −7 · 20%
As Black9 games · +1 =2 −6 · 22%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game100%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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