Venko Sharkov's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 184936 games
Venko Sharkov, from Bulgaria, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Venko Sharkov most often opens with 1.Nf3 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White23 games · +12 =4 −7 · 61%
As Black13 games · +6 =0 −7 · 46%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening74%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 e5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense55%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game45%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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