Manuel Rivas Pastor's chess openings
GM🇪🇸 SpainFIDE 2541587 games
Manuel Rivas Pastor, Grandmaster from Spain, has 587 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Manuel Rivas Pastor most often opens with 1.d4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White281 games · +117 =110 −54 · 61%
As Black306 games · +94 =119 −93 · 50%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening46%129 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening27%75 games · scores 65% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%55 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.g3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense29%43 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
- 1...e5 Open Game27%40 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense25%38 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense60%62 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d616%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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