Alejandro Needleman's chess openings
IM🇦🇷 ArgentinaFIDE 2201293 games
Alejandro Needleman, International Master from Argentina, has 293 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alejandro Needleman most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White138 games · +46 =37 −55 · 47%
As Black155 games · +52 =48 −55 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%103 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.c4 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%75 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Qe2 dxe4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense61%25 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense32%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense5%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6
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