Aleksandar Kolev's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 252921 games
Aleksandar Kolev, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aleksandar Kolev most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White11 games · +4 =2 −5 · 45%
As Black10 games · +2 =5 −3 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 b6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense60%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game75%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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