Margarita Kostygova's chess openings
WCM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 200830 games
Margarita Kostygova, Woman Candidate Master from Russia, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Margarita Kostygova most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +3 =5 −6 · 39%
As Black16 games · +5 =1 −10 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense71%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game38%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
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