Dimitar I Donchev's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2433338 games
Dimitar I Donchev, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 338 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Dimitar I Donchev most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White160 games · +53 =82 −25 · 59%
As Black178 games · +40 =99 −39 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%114 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%26 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%39 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%22 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense15%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%40 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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