Kostin, K's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 217895 games
Kostin, K, FIDE Master from Russia, has 95 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kostin, K most often opens with 1.d4 (34% 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 White46 games · +12 =20 −14 · 48%
As Black49 games · +15 =15 −19 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening34%15 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening32%14 games · scores 32% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 c6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense54%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Bg5 dxc4
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