Alexander Kovchan's chess openings
GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 24631,683 games
Alexander Kovchan, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 1,683 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Kovchan most often opens with 1.e4 (93% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White885 games · +396 =400 −89 · 67%
As Black798 games · +265 =396 −137 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening93%821 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 e4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%22 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%281 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%45 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game10%43 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%217 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d64%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense4%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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