Kozakov, M's chess openings
GM🇺🇦 UkraineFIDE 2513634 games
Kozakov, M, Grandmaster from Ukraine, has 634 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kozakov, M most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White323 games · +134 =81 −108 · 54%
As Black311 games · +111 =65 −135 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%163 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening46%149 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game48%71 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense28%41 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense22%32 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%70 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...d63%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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