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Oleksandr Kovalyov's chess openings

🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 170814 games

Oleksandr Kovalyov, from Ukraine, has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Oleksandr Kovalyov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White7 games · +2 =2 −3 · 43%
As Black7 games · +4 =1 −2 · 64%

As White

  1. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening57%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 h6 2.e4 g5 3.d4 Bg7
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.e3 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense75%
    3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game25%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game100%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.Nc3 e6

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