Kotainy, J's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2418167 games
Kotainy, J, International Master from Germany, has 167 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kotainy, J most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White89 games · +40 =32 −17 · 63%
As Black78 games · +36 =24 −18 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%85 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.Bf4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense87%39 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense7%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 d4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense63%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense32%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6
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