Arseni Kotau's chess openings
🇧🇾 BelarusFIDE 227176 games
Arseni Kotau, from Belarus, has 76 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Arseni Kotau most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +8 =14 −12 · 44%
As Black42 games · +12 =11 −19 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%21 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening21%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%19 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense14%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%20 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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