Merritt, M's chess openings
FM🇹🇹 Trinidad & TobagoFIDE 214395 games
Merritt, M, FIDE Master from Trinidad & Tobago, has 95 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Merritt, M most often opens with 1.c4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White48 games · +15 =11 −22 · 43%
As Black47 games · +19 =7 −21 · 48%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening85%41 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%25 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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