Daniel J. Kovachev's chess openings
FM🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 2240227 games
Daniel J. Kovachev, FIDE Master from Norway, has 227 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Daniel J. Kovachev most often opens with 1.e4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White115 games · +46 =40 −29 · 57%
As Black112 games · +44 =33 −35 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening77%88 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game61%31 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense18%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%29 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense8%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
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