Messina, R's chess openings
WFM🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 2034162 games
Messina, R, Woman FIDE Master from Italy, has 162 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Messina, R most often opens with 1.e4 (34% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White82 games · +23 =14 −45 · 37%
As Black80 games · +21 =15 −44 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening34%28 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening29%24 games · scores 29% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%38 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense9%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game65%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense31%8 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
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