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Mikhail Kuznetsov's chess openings

FIDE 188471 games

Mikhail Kuznetsov has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikhail Kuznetsov most often opens with 1.d4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White35 games · +14 =7 −14 · 50%
As Black36 games · +8 =11 −17 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening53%
    18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening26%
    9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%
    11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
  3. 1...e6 French Defense13%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game36%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense7%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nf6

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