Dian Dimov's chess openings
FM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2199121 games
Dian Dimov, FIDE Master from Bulgaria, has 121 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Dian Dimov most often opens with 1.e4 (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 White63 games · +23 =14 −26 · 48%
As Black58 games · +17 =16 −25 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%58 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense47%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense20%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense65%11 games · scores 18% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense29%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
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