♞ ChessPrepOpen the app

Joseph Sanchez's chess openings

GM🇵🇭 PhilippinesFIDE 2471330 games

Joseph Sanchez, Grandmaster from Philippines, has 330 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joseph Sanchez most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White170 games · +86 =41 −43 · 63%
As Black160 games · +81 =44 −35 · 64%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%
    165 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%
    56 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense28%
    23 games · scores 80% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
  3. 1...e5 Open Game2%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game72%
    33 games · scores 71% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense28%
    13 games · scores 73% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5

Playing Joseph Sanchez soon?

ChessPrep shows every line Joseph Sanchez plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.

Prepare in ChessPrep

Similar players