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Rafael Molina's chess openings

🇨🇴 ColombiaFIDE 187162 games

Rafael Molina, from Colombia, has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Molina most often opens with 1.e4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White29 games · +12 =4 −13 · 48%
As Black33 games · +13 =3 −17 · 44%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening59%
    17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  2. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack24%
    7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 Nf6
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game56%
    10 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
  3. 1...e6 French Defense17%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game43%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 g6
  3. 1...e514%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e5 2.e3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e4

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