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Nikolay Valeriev Hristov's chess openings

🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 218942 games

Nikolay Valeriev Hristov, from Bulgaria, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikolay Valeriev Hristov most often opens with 1.d4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White20 games · +7 =4 −9 · 45%
As Black22 games · +8 =2 −12 · 41%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening95%
    19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense82%
    9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game18%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%
    5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game25%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense13%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6

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