Kovachev, R's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 161663 games
Kovachev, R, from Bulgaria, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kovachev, R most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +10 =3 −21 · 34%
As Black29 games · +7 =2 −20 · 28%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%34 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense65%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 b6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense35%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense89%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 exf6
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