Marc Mertens's chess openings
🇱🇺 LuxembourgFIDE 210896 games
Marc Mertens, from Luxembourg, has 96 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marc Mertens 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 White53 games · +18 =12 −23 · 45%
As Black43 games · +19 =10 −14 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%53 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%27 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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