Sancho, Ma's chess openings
25 games
Sancho, Ma has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sancho, Ma most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +3 =2 −10 · 27%
As Black10 games · +2 =2 −6 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%10 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 g6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening27%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
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