Franco Marais's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 191413 games
Franco Marais, from South Africa, has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Franco Marais most often opens with 1.d4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White9 games · +4 =3 −2 · 61%
As Black4 games · +0 =1 −3 · 13%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening89%8 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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