Kovalyov, E's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 230152 games
Kovalyov, E, FIDE Master from Russia, has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kovalyov, E most often opens with 1.d4 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +13 =1 −11 · 54%
As Black27 games · +8 =7 −12 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening40%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 d5 3.d4 c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game83%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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