Popov, De's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 230294 games
Popov, De, FIDE Master from Russia, has 94 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Popov, De most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White49 games · +16 =5 −28 · 38%
As Black45 games · +12 =1 −32 · 28%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%47 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%19 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense10%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense14%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5
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