Konovalov, N's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2470154 games
Konovalov, N, Grandmaster from Russia, has 154 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Konovalov, N most often opens with 1.d4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White75 games · +25 =27 −23 · 51%
As Black79 games · +20 =33 −26 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening84%63 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening5%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.e4 h5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%35 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense23%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense94%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
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