Francesco Malano's chess openings
🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 169148 games
Francesco Malano, from Italy, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Francesco Malano most often opens with 1.Nf3 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +3 =3 −10 · 28%
As Black32 games · +7 =6 −19 · 31%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening69%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 d6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.f4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%17 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense30%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6
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