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Julio Palencia's chess openings

🇬🇹 GuatemalaFIDE 184826 games

Julio Palencia, from Guatemala, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Julio Palencia most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White12 games · +4 =3 −5 · 46%
As Black14 games · +6 =2 −6 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%
    10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening9%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense71%
    5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense29%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game60%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+

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