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Valerio Carnicelli's chess openings

IM🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 2422958 games

Valerio Carnicelli, International Master from Italy, has 958 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Valerio Carnicelli most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White494 games · +239 =88 −167 · 57%
As Black464 games · +186 =99 −179 · 51%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%
    394 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack10%
    48 games · scores 54% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%
    27 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%
    115 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
  2. 1...e5 Open Game24%
    53 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
  3. 1...e6 French Defense10%
    22 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%
    115 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game17%
    27 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...d64%
    7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

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