Luben Popov's chess openings
IM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2314473 games
Luben Popov, International Master from Bulgaria, has 473 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Luben Popov most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White234 games · +60 =144 −30 · 56%
As Black239 games · +41 =126 −72 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%172 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening24%57 games · scores 55% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%76 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense34%46 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game7%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%54 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
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