Messina, D's chess openings
🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 188824 games
Messina, D, from Italy, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Messina, D most often opens with 1.c4 (27% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White11 games · +3 =4 −4 · 45%
As Black13 games · +4 =1 −8 · 35%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening27%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening27%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d5
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