Valentin Lukov's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2404387 games
Valentin Lukov, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 387 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valentin Lukov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (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 White187 games · +60 =89 −38 · 56%
As Black200 games · +55 =102 −43 · 53%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening44%82 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening30%57 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%46 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense87%100 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense6%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game4%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%52 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c6
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