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Deyan Samuil Kostov's chess openings

FM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2316373 games

Deyan Samuil Kostov, FIDE Master from Bulgaria, has 373 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Deyan Samuil Kostov most often opens with 1.d4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White184 games · +69 =59 −56 · 54%
As Black189 games · +71 =39 −79 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening94%
    172 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening2%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 e6 3.d4 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense97%
    67 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense1%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense1%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game96%
    71 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense3%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6
  3. 1...d61%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7

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