Mi1 Kuznetsov's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2218516 games
Mi1 Kuznetsov, FIDE Master from Russia, has 516 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mi1 Kuznetsov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (47% 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 White252 games · +111 =38 −103 · 52%
As Black264 games · +100 =23 −141 · 42%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening47%117 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%72 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%58 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense65%80 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense24%30 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense9%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense99%76 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
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