Gil Popilski's chess openings
GM🇮🇱 IsraelFIDE 23751,048 games
Gil Popilski, Grandmaster from Israel, has 1,048 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gil Popilski most often opens with 1.e4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White533 games · +259 =134 −140 · 61%
As Black515 games · +210 =151 −154 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening61%322 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening28%146 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%26 games · scores 71% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%137 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game24%56 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense8%18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%154 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5
- 1...d64%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
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