João Simões's chess openings
🇲🇿 Mozambique11 games
João Simões, from Mozambique, has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, João Simões most often opens with 1.d4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White5 games · +4 =0 −1 · 80%
As Black6 games · +3 =1 −2 · 58%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening80%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 b6
Playing João Simões soon?
ChessPrep shows every line João Simões plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep