Kovalyov, A's chess openings
GM🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 2631658 games
Kovalyov, A, Grandmaster from Canada, has 658 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kovalyov, A most often opens with 1.c4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White327 games · +160 =132 −35 · 69%
As Black331 games · +129 =147 −55 · 61%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening67%218 games · scores 69% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening31%102 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%157 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense96%127 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 f6 3.Bh4 Nh6
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