Marichal, A's chess openings
IM🇻🇪 VenezuelaFIDE 2280150 games
Marichal, A, International Master from Venezuela, has 150 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marichal, A most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White74 games · +37 =7 −30 · 55%
As Black76 games · +33 =5 −38 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%67 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening8%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%24 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%27 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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