Valentin Minchev's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 199918 games
Valentin Minchev, from Bulgaria, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valentin Minchev most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White10 games · +4 =3 −3 · 55%
As Black8 games · +1 =4 −3 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening40%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d650%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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