Rafael Araque's chess openings
Peak rating 214016 games
Rafael Araque has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael Araque most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White7 games · +3 =1 −3 · 50%
As Black9 games · +6 =0 −3 · 67%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.c3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense57%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense43%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e3 cxd4 3.exd4 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Bf4 d6
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