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Ionel Morariu's chess openings

🇷🇴 RomaniaFIDE 194748 games

Ionel Morariu, from Romania, has 48 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ionel Morariu most often opens with 1.e4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White25 games · +7 =8 −10 · 44%
As Black23 games · +15 =1 −7 · 67%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening60%
    15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game22%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense22%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%
    10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
  2. 1...f5 Dutch Defense9%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6

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