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Nelson da Silva Moraes's chess openings

CM🇧🇷 BrazilFIDE 217870 games

Nelson da Silva Moraes, Candidate Master from Brazil, has 70 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nelson da Silva Moraes most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White38 games · +21 =5 −12 · 62%
As Black32 games · +18 =4 −10 · 63%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%
    37 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense93%
    14 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game67%
    8 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense25%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6
  3. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense8%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5

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