Cristian Sampaoli's chess openings
CM🇦🇷 ArgentinaFIDE 221188 games
Cristian Sampaoli, Candidate Master from Argentina, has 88 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cristian Sampaoli most often opens with 1.d4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White39 games · +13 =4 −22 · 38%
As Black49 games · +19 =7 −23 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening95%37 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening5%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense87%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game95%19 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
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