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ID: 2907917

Ilian Popov

FIDE ratings

2,025Classical
2,011Rapid
2,027Blitz

Performance

50 games
34% Win
34% Draw
32% Loss

Ilian Popov's playing style

Overall score:51%17W 17D 16L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:53%in 15 games
Out of form:43%3W 11D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Open
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
4g
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Dubois Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Popov, Ilian as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
48%
32%
20%
Move
15 · 60%
33%
40%
27%
8 · 32%
75%
25%
2 · 8%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 6, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bochev, Krasimir(2116)
D—
Jun 6, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bochev, Krasimir(2116)
D—
Jun 5, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Gigov, Mihail(2035)
D—
Jun 5, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Gigov, Mihail(2035)
D—
Jun 4, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Chuklev, Mihail(2030)
L—
Jun 4, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Chuklev, Mihail(2030)
L—
Jun 3, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Ninov, Ventsislav(2304)
D—
Jun 3, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Ninov, Ventsislav(2304)
D—
Jun 2, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Asenov, Yordan(2137)
W—
Jun 2, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Asenov, Yordan(1990)
W—

Research Ilian Popov’s games and opening repertoire

Ilian Popov is rated 2025 in standard, 2011 in rapid, 2027 in blitz by FIDE. Ilian Popov plays for Bulgaria.

Ilian Popov has FIDE ID 2907917.

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