Jose Rafael Gascon's chess openings
GM🇻🇪 VenezuelaFIDE 245447 games
Jose Rafael Gascon, Grandmaster from Venezuela, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jose Rafael Gascon most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White26 games · +11 =6 −9 · 54%
As Black21 games · +10 =4 −7 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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