Paolo Formento's chess openings
FM🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 2343186 games
Paolo Formento, FIDE Master from Italy, has 186 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paolo Formento most often opens with 1.d4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White85 games · +21 =31 −33 · 43%
As Black101 games · +29 =32 −40 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening64%54 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense53%26 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%15 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%21 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense13%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+
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