Popescu, Da's chess openings
Peak rating 225014 games
Popescu, Da has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Popescu, Da most often opens with 1.Nf3 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White5 games · +2 =1 −2 · 50%
As Black9 games · +4 =1 −4 · 50%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening60%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense43%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game43%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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