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Kostya Kavutskiy's chess openings

Peak rating 239463 games

Kostya Kavutskiy has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kostya Kavutskiy most often opens with 1.d4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White33 games · +10 =13 −10 · 50%
As Black30 games · +11 =11 −8 · 55%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening79%
    26 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%
    6 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 Nbd7
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%
    10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense9%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

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