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Noureddine Messala's chess openings

🇲🇦 MoroccoFIDE 208664 games

Noureddine Messala, from Morocco, has 64 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Noureddine Messala most often opens with 1.d4 (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 White31 games · +13 =4 −14 · 48%
As Black33 games · +10 =5 −18 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%
    30 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    15 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%
    9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d69%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
  3. 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense9%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.c4 g6

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