Rafael Leitao's chess openings
GM🇧🇷 BrazilFIDE 25851,812 games
Rafael Leitao, Grandmaster from Brazil, has 1,812 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Leitao most often opens with 1.d4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White915 games · +497 =256 −162 · 68%
As Black897 games · +384 =299 −214 · 59%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%415 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening34%315 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening19%175 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense66%298 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%96 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%31 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%271 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%23 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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