Rafael Merino Garcia's chess openings
FM🇪🇸 SpainFIDE 2352500 games
Rafael Merino Garcia, FIDE Master from Spain, has 500 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Merino Garcia most often opens with 1.d4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White248 games · +104 =21 −123 · 46%
As Black252 games · +92 =30 −130 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening97%236 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 d5 3.b3 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense62%77 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nd7 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense28%35 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d651%38 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nd7 3.g3 g6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%36 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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