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Kiril Kostov's chess openings

🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 202057 games

Kiril Kostov, from Bulgaria, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kiril Kostov most often opens with 1.e4 (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 White32 games · +10 =7 −15 · 42%
As Black25 games · +6 =6 −13 · 36%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%
    30 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense93%
    14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game86%
    6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5

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