Milko Popchev's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 21311,287 games
Milko Popchev, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 1,287 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Milko Popchev most often opens with 1.d4 (31% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White602 games · +175 =286 −141 · 53%
As Black685 games · +158 =334 −193 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%184 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening24%144 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%86 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game24%94 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense24%92 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense13%52 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d635%68 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%42 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 Ne4
- 1...d5 Closed Game18%35 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
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