Americo Costa's chess openings
29 games
Americo Costa has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Americo Costa most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White16 games · +5 =1 −10 · 34%
As Black13 games · +4 =1 −8 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening25%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense36%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game27%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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