Marvin Gao's chess openings
CM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 218433 games
Marvin Gao, Candidate Master from United States, has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marvin Gao most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +9 =7 −2 · 69%
As Black15 games · +3 =7 −5 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%18 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.d5 Qa5
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