Yuri M Kotkov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 177745 games
Yuri M Kotkov, from Russia, has 45 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Yuri M Kotkov most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +6 =15 −5 · 52%
As Black19 games · +1 =13 −5 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%24 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense78%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
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