Ilia Sotirov's chess openings
🇧🇬 BulgariaFIDE 185547 games
Ilia Sotirov, from Bulgaria, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilia Sotirov most often opens with 1.d4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White22 games · +7 =6 −9 · 45%
As Black25 games · +8 =3 −14 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening91%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 c6 3.e4 dxe4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game78%14 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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