Palencia, W's chess openings
IM🇨🇴 ColombiaFIDE 22211,030 games
Palencia, W, International Master from Colombia, has 1,030 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Palencia, W most often opens with 1.d4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White532 games · +253 =88 −191 · 56%
As Black498 games · +207 =89 −202 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening74%390 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%130 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense76%179 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%36 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense3%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%119 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game21%36 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense4%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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