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Erik Cruz's chess openings

Peak rating 207015 games

Erik Cruz has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erik Cruz most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White6 games · +1 =2 −3 · 33%
As Black9 games · +2 =2 −5 · 33%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%
    3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  2. 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense33%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 f6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game17%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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