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Joao Francisco Silva Sousa's chess openings

🇵🇹 PortugalFIDE 203338 games

Joao Francisco Silva Sousa, from Portugal, has 38 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joao Francisco Silva Sousa most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White19 games · +7 =5 −7 · 50%
As Black19 games · +1 =5 −13 · 18%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%
    16 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%
    7 games · scores 7% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense13%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%
    7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense22%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e6 3.c4 exd5

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