Rafael Araque's chess openings
IM🇨🇴 ColombiaFIDE 2129111 games
Rafael Araque, International Master from Colombia, has 111 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Araque most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White46 games · +15 =14 −17 · 48%
As Black65 games · +22 =21 −22 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%41 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense41%15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense35%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense16%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense59%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense9%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e3 cxd4 3.exd4 d5
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