Alexandra Kosteniuk's chess openings
GM🇨🇭 SwitzerlandFIDE 24816,607 games
Alexandra Kosteniuk, Grandmaster from Switzerland, has 6,607 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexandra Kosteniuk most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3,327 games · +1,790 =741 −796 · 65%
As Black3,280 games · +1,442 =784 −1,054 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%2,784 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%216 games · scores 72% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%158 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense46%612 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game32%423 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%244 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense76%880 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense15%168 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%96 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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