Liya Kurmangaliyeva's chess openings
FM🇰🇿 KazakhstanFIDE 23541,399 games
Liya Kurmangaliyeva, FIDE Master from Kazakhstan, has 1,399 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Liya Kurmangaliyeva most often opens with 1.e4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White688 games · +304 =117 −267 · 53%
As Black711 games · +300 =115 −296 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening49%335 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%238 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%103 games · scores 51% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%225 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense18%59 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game10%33 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%115 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense35%84 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense18%44 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
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