Momchil Petkov's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 25471,084 games
Momchil Petkov, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 1,084 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Momchil Petkov most often opens with 1.e4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White545 games · +251 =180 −114 · 63%
As Black539 games · +205 =180 −154 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening52%282 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%239 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%20 games · scores 73% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense76%190 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense11%27 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%17 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%143 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%26 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense10%19 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
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