Venci Popov's chess openings
Peak rating 234018 games
Venci Popov has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Venci Popov most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +3 =1 −5 · 39%
As Black9 games · +5 =1 −3 · 61%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
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