Rafael Mendoza's chess openings
IM🇨🇴 ColombiaFIDE 2200287 games
Rafael Mendoza, International Master from Colombia, has 287 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Mendoza most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White152 games · +66 =67 −19 · 65%
As Black135 games · +37 =61 −37 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%132 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening6%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game68%45 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense30%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%44 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game10%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense4%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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