Vaclav Kotal's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 211852 games
Vaclav Kotal, from Czechia, has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vaclav Kotal most often opens with 1.d4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White22 games · +10 =3 −9 · 52%
As Black30 games · +7 =11 −12 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening55%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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