Marian Popa's chess openings
Peak rating 179517 games
Marian Popa has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marian Popa most often opens with 1.d4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +2 =2 −3 · 43%
As Black10 games · +3 =5 −2 · 55%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening86%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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