Sonja Pionova's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 200328 games
Sonja Pionova, from Bulgaria, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sonja Pionova most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White13 games · +3 =4 −6 · 38%
As Black15 games · +7 =3 −5 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nc6
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.g3 d6
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