Atanas I Kolev's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2529478 games
Atanas I Kolev, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 478 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Atanas I Kolev most often opens with 1.e4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White232 games · +119 =87 −26 · 70%
As Black246 games · +91 =98 −57 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%104 games · scores 74% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%83 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%41 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%68 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game38%49 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense9%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%69 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
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