Cristian Popescu's chess openings
Peak rating 234052 games
Cristian Popescu has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cristian Popescu most often opens with 1.e4 (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 White21 games · +8 =8 −5 · 57%
As Black31 games · +4 =19 −8 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense63%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense37%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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