Val Kurochkin's chess openings
FIDE 235653 games
Val Kurochkin has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Val Kurochkin most often opens with 1.d4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White23 games · +9 =5 −9 · 50%
As Black30 games · +14 =6 −10 · 57%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening91%21 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense90%19 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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