Marcal, A's chess openings
🇵🇹 PortugalFIDE 175861 games
Marcal, A, from Portugal, has 61 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marcal, A most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White30 games · +11 =3 −16 · 42%
As Black31 games · +5 =4 −22 · 23%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%30 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense73%11 games · scores 9% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense7%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.b3 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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