Nicholas Matta's chess openings
29 games
Nicholas Matta has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nicholas Matta most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White12 games · +6 =4 −2 · 67%
As Black17 games · +4 =5 −8 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%12 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game56%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense22%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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