Nikola Kostov's chess openings
🇧🇬 Bulgaria10 games
Nikola Kostov, from Bulgaria, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nikola Kostov most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3 games · +1 =2 −0 · 67%
As Black7 games · +0 =2 −5 · 14%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
- 1.c4 English Opening33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6
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