Maria Kursova's chess openings
WGM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 2221424 games
Maria Kursova, Woman Grandmaster from Armenia, has 424 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maria Kursova most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White201 games · +89 =58 −54 · 59%
As Black223 games · +88 =66 −69 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%183 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%127 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense1%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.d5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%65 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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