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Jordan Manov's chess openings

🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 160224 games

Jordan Manov, from Bulgaria, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jordan Manov most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White12 games · +5 =0 −7 · 42%
As Black12 games · +1 =1 −10 · 13%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%
    9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d3 d5 3.h3 e6
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense67%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  2. 1...e5 Open Game33%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game60%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
  2. 1...d640%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.Be3 Bg7

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