Christoph Menezes's chess openings
IM🇦🇹 AustriaFIDE 2356599 games
Christoph Menezes, International Master from Austria, has 599 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Christoph Menezes most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White314 games · +116 =118 −80 · 56%
As Black285 games · +76 =117 −92 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%189 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%78 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening14%43 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense54%58 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%39 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense7%8 games · scores 81% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%106 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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