Atanas Kurtenkov's chess openings
IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 242075 games
Atanas Kurtenkov, International Master from Bulgaria, has 75 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Atanas Kurtenkov most often opens with 1.c4 (44% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +9 =20 −5 · 56%
As Black41 games · +15 =18 −8 · 59%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening44%15 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening21%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%22 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense8%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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