Al RUS Kovalchuk's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2304393 games
Al RUS Kovalchuk, FIDE Master from Russia, has 393 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Al RUS Kovalchuk most often opens with 1.e4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White192 games · +105 =35 −52 · 64%
As Black201 games · +81 =39 −81 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening55%105 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening42%80 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening2%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game56%53 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%30 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense4%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%46 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%27 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense3%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 g6
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