Thomas Merkos's chess openings
🇬🇷 GreeceFIDE 209738 games
Thomas Merkos, from Greece, has 38 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thomas Merkos most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +7 =6 −3 · 63%
As Black22 games · +10 =6 −6 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%16 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6
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