Vel Kolev's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 155763 games
Vel Kolev, from Bulgaria, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vel Kolev most often opens with 1.Nf3 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White28 games · +8 =8 −12 · 43%
As Black35 games · +11 =5 −19 · 39%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening71%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Qa5 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game26%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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