Vladimir Petkov's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 24021,212 games
Vladimir Petkov, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 1,212 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vladimir Petkov most often opens with 1.d4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White606 games · +309 =212 −85 · 68%
As Black606 games · +244 =221 −141 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening81%490 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%95 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game60%174 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%106 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%174 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 a5
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