Rui Damaso's chess openings
IM🇵🇹 PortugalFIDE 2416807 games
Rui Damaso, International Master from Portugal, has 807 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rui Damaso most often opens with 1.e4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White406 games · +201 =151 −54 · 68%
As Black401 games · +141 =165 −95 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening48%193 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%93 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%80 games · scores 73% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%111 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense18%37 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%20 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%87 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d617%22 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense6%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6
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