Manuel Apicella's chess openings
GM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 24481,147 games
Manuel Apicella, Grandmaster from France, has 1,147 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Manuel Apicella most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White616 games · +285 =240 −91 · 66%
As Black531 games · +162 =229 −140 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%567 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%26 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%23 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense79%241 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense21%63 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%121 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense12%18 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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