Topalov, A's chess openings
CM🇷🇸 SerbiaFIDE 22331,754 games
Topalov, A, Candidate Master from Serbia, has 1,754 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Topalov, A most often opens with 1.b3 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White864 games · +328 =93 −443 · 43%
As Black890 games · +286 =86 −518 · 37%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack99%835 games · scores 44% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense99%412 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense0%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense76%219 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense20%59 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
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