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Alexander O Kulikov's chess openings

IM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 238560 games

Alexander O Kulikov, International Master from Russia, has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander O Kulikov most often opens with 1.c4 (39% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White28 games · +9 =14 −5 · 57%
As Black32 games · +6 =14 −12 · 41%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening39%
    11 games · scores 73% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening32%
    9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening29%
    8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense83%
    10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
  2. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%
    7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game42%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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