Marcelo Playa's chess openings
IM🇦🇷 ArgentinaFIDE 2376817 games
Marcelo Playa, International Master from Argentina, has 817 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marcelo Playa most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White402 games · +161 =38 −203 · 45%
As Black415 games · +153 =47 −215 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%398 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense98%206 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense1%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense93%127 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense7%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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