Mark Paragua's chess openings
Peak rating 2438187 games
Mark Paragua has 187 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Paragua most often opens with 1.e4 (36% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White95 games · +36 =43 −16 · 61%
As Black92 games · +40 =36 −16 · 63%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening36%34 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%34 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening23%22 games · scores 59% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense78%39 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense10%5 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%17 games · scores 74% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game47%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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