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Juan Manuel Salamanca's chess openings

🇨🇴 ColombiaFIDE 1863111 games

Juan Manuel Salamanca, from Colombia, has 111 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Juan Manuel Salamanca most often opens with 1.c4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White58 games · +28 =9 −21 · 56%
As Black53 games · +26 =7 −20 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening91%
    53 games · scores 54% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.Bb2 f6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense90%
    28 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense6%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense3%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%
    11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game27%
    4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c5 3.dxc5 Qa5+

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