Maltese, A's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 219842 games
Maltese, A, from United States, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maltese, A most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White22 games · +6 =1 −15 · 30%
As Black20 games · +5 =2 −13 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening45%10 games · scores 15% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense45%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game27%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...e6 French Defense9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game75%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 c6 3.Bf4 Nd7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7
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