Erika Kostova's chess openings
🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 154828 games
Erika Kostova, from Slovakia, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erika Kostova most often opens with 1.Nf3 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White12 games · +1 =1 −10 · 13%
As Black16 games · +1 =3 −12 · 16%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening67%8 games · scores 13% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense78%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense22%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.dxc5 Qa5+
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5
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