Jose Alvarez's chess openings
Peak rating 2415136 games
Jose Alvarez has 136 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jose Alvarez most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White68 games · +16 =39 −13 · 52%
As Black68 games · +13 =32 −23 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%37 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening19%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game15%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense11%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e3 cxd4 3.exd4 d5
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