Jordan Ivanov's chess openings
IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2321697 games
Jordan Ivanov, International Master from Bulgaria, has 697 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jordan Ivanov most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White335 games · +129 =137 −69 · 59%
As Black362 games · +109 =140 −113 · 49%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%180 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening37%122 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening6%21 games · scores 57% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%151 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%15 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game53%64 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%52 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d63%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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