Carlos Sandoval Mercado's chess openings
IM🇲🇽 MexicoFIDE 2411565 games
Carlos Sandoval Mercado, International Master from Mexico, has 565 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Carlos Sandoval Mercado most often opens with 1.d4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White284 games · +135 =59 −90 · 58%
As Black281 games · +114 =57 −110 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%248 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense94%133 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game4%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%75 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 c5
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