Evgeny Kovalev's chess openings
🇷🇺 Russia10 games
Evgeny Kovalev, from Russia, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Evgeny Kovalev most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White4 games · +1 =1 −2 · 38%
As Black6 games · +1 =2 −3 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.c4 English Opening25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
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