Rafael Montero Melendez's chess openings
FM🇪🇸 SpainFIDE 2310114 games
Rafael Montero Melendez, FIDE Master from Spain, has 114 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Montero Melendez most often opens with 1.c4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White55 games · +23 =16 −16 · 56%
As Black59 games · +26 =10 −23 · 53%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening69%38 games · scores 59% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense42%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game38%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense19%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%13 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%5 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5
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