Andrei Kovalev's chess openings
GM🇧🇾 BelarusFIDE 24021,509 games
Andrei Kovalev, Grandmaster from Belarus, has 1,509 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Andrei Kovalev most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White791 games · +375 =318 −98 · 68%
As Black718 games · +258 =324 −136 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%769 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%287 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%31 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense5%18 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%270 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d64%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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