Popov, I.'s chess openings
10 games
Popov, I. has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Popov, I. most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White5 games · +3 =0 −2 · 60%
As Black5 games · +2 =0 −3 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.f4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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