Popov, Ve's chess openings
Peak rating 238919 games
Popov, Ve has 19 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Popov, Ve most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White10 games · +6 =1 −3 · 65%
As Black9 games · +3 =2 −4 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%10 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense83%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
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