Lyubka Genova's chess openings
WIM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2219281 games
Lyubka Genova, Woman International Master from Bulgaria, has 281 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lyubka Genova most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White146 games · +72 =53 −21 · 67%
As Black135 games · +46 =50 −39 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%131 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack9%13 games · scores 81% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening1%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense93%69 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense66%29 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense27%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
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