Svetlen Ivanov's chess openings
CM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 210161 games
Svetlen Ivanov, Candidate Master from Bulgaria, has 61 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Svetlen Ivanov most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White37 games · +9 =3 −25 · 28%
As Black24 games · +7 =3 −14 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%34 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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