Mark Paragua's chess openings
GM🇵🇭 PhilippinesFIDE 23961,506 games
Mark Paragua, Grandmaster from Philippines, has 1,506 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Paragua most often opens with 1.e4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White751 games · +350 =272 −129 · 65%
As Black755 games · +305 =263 −187 · 58%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening53%395 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%246 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%89 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%297 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%28 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense8%27 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%202 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%76 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense1%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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