Alexander Krastev's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2425602 games
Alexander Krastev, International Master from Germany, has 602 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander Krastev 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...Nf6.
As White300 games · +133 =91 −76 · 60%
As Black302 games · +126 =83 −93 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%280 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7
- 1.a32%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.a3 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense65%95 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%42 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense3%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%67 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense12%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 d5 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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