Emil Krstev's chess openings
14 games
Emil Krstev has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Emil Krstev most often opens with 1.b3 (38% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White8 games · +5 =1 −2 · 69%
As Black6 games · +1 =1 −4 · 25%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack38%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 f6 3.f4 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.e3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Bd6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
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