Kovalenko, N's chess openings
🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 227323 games
Kovalenko, N, from Ukraine, has 23 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kovalenko, N most often opens with 1.e4 (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 White11 games · +5 =3 −3 · 59%
As Black12 games · +3 =3 −6 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
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