Rusev, R1's chess openings
FM🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 230225 games
Rusev, R1, FIDE Master from Bulgaria, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rusev, R1 most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +5 =1 −8 · 39%
As Black11 games · +4 =5 −2 · 59%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense33%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
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