Jose Manuel Santos da Costa's chess openings
CMSTPFIDE 195027 games
Jose Manuel Santos da Costa, Candidate Master, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jose Manuel Santos da Costa most often opens with 1.c4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White12 games · +3 =2 −7 · 33%
As Black15 games · +7 =3 −5 · 57%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening55%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense43%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...e5 Open Game29%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Be7
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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