Nelson Mariano's chess openings
GM🇵🇭 PhilippinesFIDE 2447136 games
Nelson Mariano, Grandmaster from Philippines, has 136 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nelson Mariano most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White82 games · +29 =34 −19 · 56%
As Black54 games · +19 =20 −15 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%82 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense36%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense18%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%23 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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