Alexander Kochyev's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2370643 games
Alexander Kochyev, Grandmaster from Russia, has 643 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Kochyev most often opens with 1.Nf3 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White256 games · +70 =172 −14 · 61%
As Black387 games · +96 =235 −56 · 55%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening62%159 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%50 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%29 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense79%147 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game19%36 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense96%132 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3 Qb6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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