Michelangelo Scalcione's chess openings
FM🇮🇹 ItalyFIDE 2282162 games
Michelangelo Scalcione, FIDE Master from Italy, has 162 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michelangelo Scalcione most often opens with 1.Nf3 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White78 games · +24 =25 −29 · 47%
As Black84 games · +29 =14 −41 · 43%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening90%70 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense57%28 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game35%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense6%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense52%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d648%12 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
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