Vitaly L Kunin's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 25101,546 games
Vitaly L Kunin, Grandmaster from Germany, has 1,546 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vitaly L Kunin most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White766 games · +407 =237 −122 · 69%
As Black780 games · +360 =214 −206 · 60%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%576 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%78 games · scores 74% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%75 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%180 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense36%136 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game10%37 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%121 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game36%89 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d68%19 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
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