Chris Kolver's chess openings
CM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 207135 games
Chris Kolver, Candidate Master from South Africa, has 35 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Chris Kolver most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White19 games · +8 =8 −3 · 63%
As Black16 games · +3 =8 −5 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%19 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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