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Marc Santo Roman's chess openings

Peak rating 2520532 games

Marc Santo Roman has 532 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marc Santo Roman most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.

As White320 games · +153 =73 −94 · 59%
As Black212 games · +57 =76 −79 · 45%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%
    316 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.f4 Bird's Opening1%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 c5
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Bc4 d6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%
    64 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense39%
    46 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense4%
    5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...f5 Dutch Defense83%
    54 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense12%
    8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...d5 Closed Game5%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4

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