Ivan Kochiev's chess openings
CM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 21771,248 games
Ivan Kochiev, Candidate Master from Bulgaria, has 1,248 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ivan Kochiev most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White630 games · +329 =48 −253 · 56%
As Black618 games · +242 =54 −322 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%602 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%11 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.g4 Grob Opening1%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 c6 3.g5 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%163 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%86 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense12%36 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense96%180 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e52%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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