Ruben Cristobal's chess openings
Peak rating 2342102 games
Ruben Cristobal has 102 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruben Cristobal most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White46 games · +16 =16 −14 · 52%
As Black56 games · +20 =17 −19 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%32 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening7%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%14 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game24%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Nc6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense14%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%13 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense21%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4
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