Jan Kovar's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 185887 games
Jan Kovar, from Czechia, has 87 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jan Kovar most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White45 games · +17 =5 −23 · 43%
As Black42 games · +8 =16 −18 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%32 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening11%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense32%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense27%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense18%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game87%13 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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