Alexander Kotov's chess openings
🇷🇺 RussiaPeak rating 2500641 games
Alexander Kotov, from Russia, has 641 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Kotov most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White317 games · +156 =114 −47 · 67%
As Black324 games · +119 =122 −83 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%232 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening21%66 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%75 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%22 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense12%16 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense54%84 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game32%50 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d67%11 games · scores 73% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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