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Vl5 Petrov's chess openings

IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2325287 games

Vl5 Petrov, International Master from Bulgaria, has 287 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Vl5 Petrov most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White149 games · +58 =45 −46 · 54%
As Black138 games · +44 =39 −55 · 46%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%
    147 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.c4 English Opening1%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    61 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    50 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

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