Melvin Mariappan's chess openings
12 games
Melvin Mariappan has 12 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Melvin Mariappan most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +3 =2 −2 · 57%
As Black5 games · +1 =3 −1 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.e3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
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