Nelson Ferreira's chess openings
Peak rating 238551 games
Nelson Ferreira has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nelson Ferreira most often opens with 1.e4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White23 games · +9 =5 −9 · 50%
As Black28 games · +8 =6 −14 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening61%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1.c4 English Opening17%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense26%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game26%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense26%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.e4 d5
- 1...d620%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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