Lev M Kotelva's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2245157 games
Lev M Kotelva, FIDE Master from Russia, has 157 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lev M Kotelva most often opens with 1.c4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White78 games · +31 =17 −30 · 51%
As Black79 games · +26 =16 −37 · 43%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening66%51 games · scores 56% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%24 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%17 games · scores 26% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.g3 d5
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