Matey Petkov's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 218557 games
Matey Petkov, from Bulgaria, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matey Petkov most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White27 games · +10 =4 −13 · 44%
As Black30 games · +8 =8 −14 · 40%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%20 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nd7 3.e3 Ngf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense47%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game27%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d630%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
- 1...c610%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
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