Maksim Korolev's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 170240 games
Maksim Korolev, from New Zealand, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maksim Korolev most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White23 games · +5 =9 −9 · 41%
As Black17 games · +4 =5 −8 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game63%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense25%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 d4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nd2 c5
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