Kovaljov, S.'s chess openings
8 games
Kovaljov, S. has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kovaljov, S. most often opens with 1.d4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense.
As White6 games · +2 =0 −4 · 33%
As Black2 games · +0 =1 −1 · 25%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening83%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
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