Natalija Popova's chess openings
WIM🇦🇱 AlbaniaFIDE 2276218 games
Natalija Popova, Woman International Master from Albania, has 218 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Natalija Popova most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White111 games · +43 =32 −36 · 53%
As Black107 games · +27 =24 −56 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%108 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%50 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense10%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 d4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense97%33 games · scores 24% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
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