Josef Kovar's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 186736 games
Josef Kovar, from Czechia, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Josef Kovar most often opens with 1.b3 (40% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +7 =3 −10 · 43%
As Black16 games · +4 =1 −11 · 28%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack40%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening35%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 d6 3.d4 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense22%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 g6
- 1...b6 English Defense29%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4
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