Baira Kovanova's chess openings
WGM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 22741,731 games
Baira Kovanova, Woman Grandmaster from Russia, has 1,731 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Baira Kovanova most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White862 games · +398 =237 −227 · 60%
As Black869 games · +336 =253 −280 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%643 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%120 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%67 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game85%320 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense8%31 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense5%18 games · scores 81% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%335 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%29 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6
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