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Marcelo Ibanez's chess openings

🇺🇾 UruguayFIDE 199572 games

Marcelo Ibanez, from Uruguay, has 72 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marcelo Ibanez most often opens with 1.d4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White36 games · +17 =4 −15 · 53%
As Black36 games · +14 =9 −13 · 51%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening47%
    17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening39%
    14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.c4 English Opening8%
    3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.g3 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense28%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  2. 1...e5 Open Game22%
    4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%
    9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game17%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense8%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

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