Ivan Janakiev's chess openings
IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 202250 games
Ivan Janakiev, International Master from Bulgaria, has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivan Janakiev 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 White21 games · +9 =4 −8 · 52%
As Black29 games · +13 =5 −11 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening95%20 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 c6 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%16 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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