Krasimir Rusev's chess openings
GM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 2457781 games
Krasimir Rusev, Grandmaster from Bulgaria, has 781 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Krasimir Rusev most often opens with 1.d4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White397 games · +188 =155 −54 · 67%
As Black384 games · +131 =166 −87 · 56%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening76%299 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%42 games · scores 62% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening9%36 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense38%68 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game23%42 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...e6 French Defense23%42 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense51%60 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game43%50 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense4%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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