David Ballesteros's chess openings
Peak rating 228557 games
David Ballesteros has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Ballesteros most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +11 =6 −17 · 41%
As Black23 games · +6 =6 −11 · 39%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%25 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense25%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 c6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 23% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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